Twin brothers Ronald "Ronnie" Kray, 24 October 1933 - 17 March 1995, and Reginald "Reggie" Kray, 24 October 1933 - 1 October 2000. Violent East London gangsters with celebrity connections. Arrested in 1968 and convicted of murder they spent the rest of their lives in prison. Amazingly, from inside prison they ran Krayleigh Enterprises, a "lucrative bodyguard and 'protection' business for Hollywood stars" including Frank Sinatra who hired 18 bodyguards in 1985.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Krays
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Mile End mural
Murals are often rather fun puzzles so do have a go identifying what you can ...
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Hendon Corporation
The Borough of Hendon was incorporate into Barnet in 1965.
Institute of Taxation
In 1932 the Institute was formally incorporated and also created the first widely accepted professional qualification in the subject. In 1994 it was granted a Royal Charter.
Charlton Athletic Football Club
The club was founded from the combination of a number of youth clubs in south-east London. Their nickname is the 'Addicks' which is supposedly derived from 'haddocks'. One of the explanations of t...
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Suffolk House / Suffolk Place - SE1
From British History On-line 1: The Brandon family had a residence on this site from at least about 1450. From British History On-line 2: "It was ornamented with turrets and cupolas, and enriched ...
Robert William Baggott
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1. Robert William Baggott was born on 14 August 1898, the eldest of the six children of Robert John Baggott (1...
Sidney Bechet
Saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. Born in New Orleans. He was an outstanding clarinetist in his teens and toured Europe with Will Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra. In London he was imprisone...
Councillor Alfred Harris
Chairman of Westminster's Housing Committee: 1949-50.
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