Whitechapel - Pendar Sillwood

Fri 4 July 2003 - 7.00pm

 

A night exploring an area with associations / made infamous by the Kray Twins.

 

 


#1

7.00pm - 8.00pm

The Blind Beggar
337 Whitechapel Road, E1

- This is the pub made infamous by Ronnie Kray, who shot George Cornell dead in it. For a long time the pub played down the event but is now keen to cash-in on the notoriety. Apart from that, it is actually quite an agreeable establishment and has a nice outdoor section.

 


 

 

#2

 

8.05pm - 8.35pm

 

Urban Bar (a.k.a.London Hospital Tavern)
176 Whitechapel Road, E1

- A full-scale brawl between The Krays and a rival gang was reported in the press the next day as the worst gang fight in East London for years. In its trendy present-day incarnation, it's hard to imagine being the haunt of gangsters.

 


 

#3

 

8.40pm - 9.20pm

 

Good Samaritan
cnr Stepney Way + Turner St, E1

- The pick of the pubs. This is a favourite of the medical staff from the adjacent London Hospital.

 


 

#4

 

9.25pm - 9.50pm

 

The Black Bull
199 Whitechapel Road, E1

 


 

#5

 

9.55pm - 10.25pm

 

Indo
Whitechapel High St, E1

 


 

#6

 

10.30pm - 2.00am

 

Rhythm Factory
Whitechapel High St, E1

- This has an agreeable front section (basically a normal pub) which stays open till 2am.

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