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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Right, the paint (and decals) are pretty new and the frame is quite old. I've never seen those lugs before, but that doesn't mean much. Still, I'm sure this frame is at least 50 years old.
And yes, the paint is terribly crude. But the brazing looks pretty crude too; look at the second photo, you could get your finger nail under the top downtube lug.
Is that an aluminum cottered crank?