The Blind Beggar Pub
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The photograph on this page of The Blind Beggar Pub by David Williams as part of the Geograph project.
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The Blind Beggar Pub
Image: © David Williams Taken: 16 Sep 2005
Not an ordinary pub in Whitechapel Road - but the one where George Cornell, a member of the notorious Richardson gang, was shot 3 times in the head by one of Kray twins, Ronnie, to avenge a family killing in 1966.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.519941
Longitude
-0.058512