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Philip Pullman wins battle to stop development at historic Oxford boatyard

telegraph.co.uk
Oct. 9, 2008
Campaigners led by author Philip Pullman celebrate victory in a battle with developers over the fate of a historic Oxford boatyard with string of literary associations.
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