The Carpenters' Arms seen from St Matthew's Row
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The Carpenters' Arms seen from St Matthew's Row
Image: © Marathon Taken: 10 Jan 2014
The Carpenters' Arms was bought by the Kray twins in the autumn of 1967. They needed their own safe place in which to drink, and from where they could issue orders. This local pub fitted the bill perfectly. It had a narrow bar and one doorway to the road so nobody could get in unobserved. It was from here they set out to kill Jack "the Hat" McVitie on 28th October 1967. It is still a pub but appears to have gone somewhat upmarket since the arrest of the Krays in 1968.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.523865
Longitude
-0.067427