SHOP SPOTLIGHT
ORCS NEST
Opening in 1987, this game shop in the West End has been a staple for many over the years. We chat to Peter about how it came about.
Interview by Charlie Pettit
Can you tell us a little bit about how the store first got started, and where it is now?
In the late 1970s and the early 80s I was a guitarist in an almost famous punk rock band but eventually the record contract ran out and the gigs started to dry up. I tried a few jobs doing things like selling shoes down the Portobello Road and working in the fashion industry but nothing seemed to last. In the meantime, myself and Simon “Snakke” Ellis, who had been the singer in the band, started playing Dungeons & Dragons and historical wargames to pass the days.