First time I went to Blind Beggar it blew my mind. Thought it was going to be rough. Gourmet burgers and food. Bier garden with koya carp and Ibiza music. Well chilled.
I used to have a few pints every now and again with a older mate in the Blind Beggar unto 25 years ago when my mate died, unfortunately ain't been back again as I moved area , but may do someday!
Certainly been modernised. I was kinda disappointed tbh, with the history you'd have thought they'd have kept it in it's old theme. Bit characterless now tbh. @@petertheboomscott2104
Me uncle took me in the blind beggar when I was 22yrs old in 1988, he told me the history of the pub, I'm 58yrs now , happy memories of my 2yrs working in London on the whitleys restoration job in Bayswater, so many stories to tell, all true too 👍
@berryboo5390 I very much doubt that seeing as it's a grade 11 listed building in London, restored again, extended or converted maybe but definitely not knocked down..
The Blind Beggar became famous after the 1966 shooting of Cornell, but there is another pub called the White Hart across the road almost unknown. There are actually two White Hart pubs in Whitechapel.
You brought back some memories for me. Used to drink in the Begger at weekends back in the 80s and drink lunchtimes in the Bkackfriars in the 90s...great stuff.
Day before George Cornell was shot the Krays came into the Tailors my mum worked for and cancelled the suit they were making for him, even paid up the bill for what with had already been done.
@@darrenfry4695 Try reading what I wrote, Cornell had ordered the suit which has been partly made, the Krays cancelled the order the day before and paid up the difference so the tailors wouldn't be out of pocket, the Krays were regular customers and both our families were very close. It was also done prior to the shooting to enforce the message to the community. Whether you choose to believe it or not is down to you, although personally I would refrain making comments on things you have no knowledge about.
@@michaelwood3099 The tailor lost a potentially loyal customer due to the Krays! I suppose maybe he got an increase in business from Cornells funeral....lets hope 😂
Did you notice the thick chains hanging down from the centre of every table in the blind begger? That's for the tourists to chain their bags to. Otherwise the locals keep robbing the bags. Now that is a rough pub! 😂. I was in last week.
Visited London back from Japan last year, and can't believe how much it's changed. London feels like a completely different country. It's rare to hear an English accent in London nowadays, let alone a London accent.
I was born and raised in London, till the age of 11. We moved to Canada, I went back after 40 years and can honestly say nobody downtown London spoke English.
@@WaitAMinute1989 Well, thats a lie. I live in London. I don't speak any other languages. Am I just imagining that people speak English here? Yes, its one of the most multicultural cities on the planet. Yes, you hear other languages. That doesn't mean that no one speaks English. Muppet.
As some1 born and raised in London I’m sick of hearing these lies from miserable undercover racists like you😂😂😂 majority of London speak English u lot jus come here n always get robbed
One of the joys about travelling all over the country is trying the local beers that you'd otherwise never encounter. Sticking to Guinness is so boring and unimaginative. Its an ok beer for sure but there are so many much better beers. All that's required is a bit of inquisitiveness.
@@honestplaces It applies here too. English beer is amazing ( so are Scottish and Welsh beers of course). Our beer is something we should celebrate with pride as part of our culture. Anywhere you go ( unless the place is a proper shit hole) will have some great local breweries doing banging beers.
I visited there a few times and the last time it was empty inside. There was an old bloke chatting to me and I was kind of bored. Then I thought, “this guy probably grew up around here. He’s the same age as The Krays and clearly local.” So I thought: “Don’t be so dismissive!” And he had some interesting stories about when the Krays used to drink around there, when I asked him.
Major cities up North are the same price as London and those £7 pints are simply tourist traps. There are plenty of pubs under £5 and a fair few under £4!
Pubs in leeds city centre doing pints at £2.50, and they are packed everyday, I personally would not pay a €5, for a pint, as that's just taking the urine...
The Krays used the Grave Maurice on Whitechapel Road a lot, although I think it's closed down now. I used to drive past it in the 1980s to watch boxing at York Hall.
Hang on, was that Wendall with you in the Beggar? Did you take him on a pub crawl? That last one mate, my old man gave me a rule of thumb, never go in a pub with a flat roof and steel shutters. I've done a few and really should have listened to my dad! :D
I work right near that last pub in Blackfriars. I knew you would be raging at the prices😂. Had a couple in there once myself but the silly price of Guinness put me off. Love your videos. Keep it up mate!
Im going into London for a bit of street photography tomorrow I'm only half hour away on the train, I'll be having a beer in the Blackfriars and a few other pubs, great video mate.
Awesome video. If your over that way again I recommend wapping East London. Was a slum until not long ago has a decent number of pubs long the Thames aswell. The town of ramsgate, captain kidd and the prospect of Whitby. All worth visiting. Also Turners old star is there where they filmed the fight scene in Legend. The mad thing is they obviously dressed the pub up for the film and now it actually looks rougher in real life 😅
Been enjoying these videos man. .you can shoot at 50 fps if you want to avoid that flicker from the lights (its to do with the electricity supply syncing at 60hz, Im assuming you shot at 60)
watched a good few of your videos i subbed straight away but this 1 was by far the best for me :) such interesting history surrounding the krays thanks bud
@@honestplaces super Al look forward to that.....think you have already done Blackpool but there's some right dives here you could go for a pint in😂😂 also we have the cheapest pint around £1.80 for a fosters or john Smith's in the ardwick I no your a Guinness guy tho haha
Went down to watch Bolton play at West Ham's Upton Park around 20 years ago. We called in at the Blind Beggar after the game. Not much has changed. from what I can see. We found the place a bit dark but it was almost empty so it wasn't an intimidating place. Average London pub with a dodgy past, nothing to worry about.
I'm sure when I lived in Whitechapel in the early 70s the bar in the Blind Beggar was on the left hand side as you walked in 🤔🤔which would mean that's not the spot Cornell died!!
If you listen to the barman explaining you’ll know that where the gents toilets are now, used to be the main entrance which would have put the bar to your left on entry
The 2nd Carpenter Arms is a great boozer.Been in there on a couple of an occasions.Down from Glasgow and 3 blokes at the bar.Arsenal,Spurs fans and maybe a Chelsea fan.The owner was Tony and made me and my mate so welcome.Went back the following year and the same guys at the bar and remembered us right away with Tony still there.Hope they’re well.
Is it the marquis of cornwallis? That’s still there on the corner, apparently Charles Kray senior used to drink in there, proper old school good pub that is 👍
If you want a cracking Guinness and as close as you get to Ireland then go to the Coach and Horses in Covent Garden. I bet you probably have , but you won’t beat the Guineas in there.
I expected to see Dobo around the bar in the Blind Beggar, or a few old timer ex Royal Green Jackets. Yes it is rough and most definitely needs some work done to the infrastructure.
Those prices are nuts. Here in Prague at Irish pubs in the heart of tourist central, where only English stag tourists go to get ripped off and because no one else will have them, a pint of Guinness is around 4.5 quid.
I worked at a pub in New Malden in the late 90s and the manager said it was a Krays pub. It did have tiny secret doors and hallways upstairs. I believe it’s been torn down.
I used to drink regularly with my mates from Bethnal Green. The Blind Beggar Pub and the Old Dover Castle Pub just off Bethnal Green high street. Proper pubs still with dodgy geezers 😮 drinking there 😮😮. The black friar drank in there loadsa time when based in the city working 😂😂😂
I live right by the carpenter's arms...that was closed...and it's not that bad in there really it just looks dingy on the outside. The Salmon and Ball, at the end of that road by Bethnal Green tube station, is ropier.
Bar in the Carpenters used to be made out of a coffin lid. There also used to only be one door in and out so the Krays could keep an eye on who came and went. As regards the Blind Beggar , when the bloke said "Ronnie Kray shot him 4 times"This is of course utter bollox! He shot him once. I was in the Blind Beggar a few weeks ago. Its a great place when it fills up with locals. Full of footie fans the other week when I was in. Proper London.
The bar was never made from a coffin lid and the doors never adapted, what are you talking about?? Before you ask me what do I know, quite a bit as my dad was from London and barely a decade younger, didn't know them well but never got along and they really didn't try to intimidate people from others manors, they were very hyped and feared in parts of the East end, not overly respected by those in the know in fact. Bullies who extorted their own and who were weaker!
There’s a decent proper pub just 10 minutes walk from the Blind Beggar that’s under £4 a pint. Was going to mention under your last video but it was already the weekend so knew you’d have done London already! Problem with Blind Beggar is that it’s a tourist pub in a fairly popular part of London so it’s a bit overpriced. Carpenters a good pub though.
I lived in St Matthews Road in the 50's.We knew the owners of Pub at the time.I would play cowboys with their son Craig.We really felt we were in a Wild West saloon.Great days.
My dad knew quite a few people back in the day. He said quite a lot of work was done in cafes. When I was young he would take me to the Regency cafe in Westminster and cafes in the east end. Most of these places are gone now. I've written books such as Who Killed the Essex Boys, and Who Killed Stephen Ward, and I some point I will down the other stories about London in the 60's 70's and 80's.
Ah you missed a few rough gems mate, the Blind Beggar is overrated and only does well off it's notoriety, the Carpenters Arms (flat roof) when I went on a Sunday was lively, it's cash only that one. The Blackfriar is a stunning pub inside, it gets really busy on a Friday with the after work crowd. Next time you're around in East London check out The Hungerford Arms (Shadwell) Turners Old Star (Wapping) And the ultimate flat roof boozer The Tooke Arms (Isle of Dogs)
The feud apparently started when Cornell beat Ronnie in a fight, outside the Brown Bear on Leman Street in the early 1960s. Cornell also called him "a fat poof" amongst other things
Going to be honest now mate I’ve watched a few of your episodes and been on the fence about subbing but seen you team up with wendel guy and thought I’m enjoying your content why ever not. Only thing I’d say try drinking cask real ale if it’s ever available😁😋
No wonder pubs are closing down at a rate of knots because the first two were dead, hardly anyone in. The last one looked ok, like a miniature Flat Iron building from New York.
its odd seeing you in my neck of the woods, another great video mate and for the others in chat cheapest pint i can find is £4.20 for a Guinness in an irish pit of a hole pub up in Wembley
Personally I don't like going anywhere near London, I come out in hives just going to Heathrow 😂 Best thing about that place is the road out of there 👍
drinking in Bradford's roughest pubs! - ua-cam.com/video/z_JgoAobhNU/v-deo.html
Charlie drank in the three crowns in old street they're all from Hoxton👍
great vids, just found you, when you go to the pubs, can you show what beers are on tap? that would be cool, take care. larry from canada
@@TheMississauga333 gonna do that more mate yeh 👍
Ya that be great. You're so lucky to have pubs like that. I'm in the country in canada and we have nothing. I miss my London porter
Great. But they have changed so much over the years.
Nothing wrong with the Blind Beggar. Great pub and brilliant people.
Yea it looked good to me
Just abit odd. Probs because of the history when you're having a swift one
First time I went to Blind Beggar it blew my mind. Thought it was going to be rough.
Gourmet burgers and food. Bier garden with koya carp and Ibiza music. Well chilled.
I used to have a few pints every now and again with a older mate in the Blind Beggar unto 25 years ago when my mate died, unfortunately ain't been back again as I moved area , but may do someday!
Certainly been modernised. I was kinda disappointed tbh, with the history you'd have thought they'd have kept it in it's old theme. Bit characterless now tbh. @@petertheboomscott2104
Me uncle took me in the blind beggar when I was 22yrs old in 1988, he told me the history of the pub, I'm 58yrs now , happy memories of my 2yrs working in London on the whitleys restoration job in Bayswater, so many stories to tell, all true too 👍
Whitley’s has been knocked down now
@berryboo5390 I very much doubt that seeing as it's a grade 11 listed building in London, restored again, extended or converted maybe but definitely not knocked down..
The Blind Beggar became famous after the 1966 shooting of Cornell, but there is another pub called the White Hart across the road almost unknown. There are actually two White Hart pubs in Whitechapel.
You brought back some memories for me. Used to drink in the Begger at weekends back in the 80s and drink lunchtimes in the Bkackfriars in the 90s...great stuff.
Day before George Cornell was shot the Krays came into the Tailors my mum worked for and cancelled the suit they were making for him, even paid up the bill for what with had already been done.
Already set in stone. Thanks for the history pal 👍
I really doubt that; the killing of Cornell was opportunistic after he was spottted drinking on "their manor". It was not planned.
That's interesting. I always thought it was a random thing cos he was in their area. Not much point otherwise as the Richards were locked up anyway.
@@darrenfry4695 Try reading what I wrote, Cornell had ordered the suit which has been partly made, the Krays cancelled the order the day before and paid up the difference so the tailors wouldn't be out of pocket, the Krays were regular customers and both our families were very close. It was also done prior to the shooting to enforce the message to the community. Whether you choose to believe it or not is down to you, although personally I would refrain making comments on things you have no knowledge about.
@@michaelwood3099 The tailor lost a potentially loyal customer due to the Krays! I suppose maybe he got an increase in business from Cornells funeral....lets hope 😂
It's criminal the price of a pint in London😂😂
Deffo mate! Can't afford a proper sesh
love it mate
Come to Australia lol
Try living ere bruv , earn more, no worries.
Melbourne boy here beer prices are crazy now @@cliffecliffe8358
Did you notice the thick chains hanging down from the centre of every table in the blind begger? That's for the tourists to chain their bags to. Otherwise the locals keep robbing the bags. Now that is a rough pub! 😂. I was in last week.
No.....🤣 yeh it very odd in there, bizzare feel about it
My partner won't go on a shopping holiday to London anymore because she calls it stab city and is worried about her purse getting taken.
@@honestplaces he's having you dipshit 🙄🤦♂ see? Northerners will believe anything
@@stevemcgowen unless you are a-teenage boy in a sink-estate gang environment, there is virtually no chance of being stabbed in London.
Most locals around the area are honest but of course a tourist 'hot-spot' attracts low lifes..
Visited London back from Japan last year, and can't believe how much it's changed. London feels like a completely different country. It's rare to hear an English accent in London nowadays, let alone a London accent.
London is the best city in the world. Unless you are xenophobic or a racist.
I was born and raised in London, till the age of 11. We moved to Canada, I went back after 40 years and can honestly say nobody downtown London spoke English.
@@WaitAMinute1989 Well, thats a lie. I live in London. I don't speak any other languages. Am I just imagining that people speak English here? Yes, its one of the most multicultural cities on the planet. Yes, you hear other languages. That doesn't mean that no one speaks English. Muppet.
@@WaitAMinute1989talking nonsense the pair of ya
As some1 born and raised in London I’m sick of hearing these lies from miserable undercover racists like you😂😂😂 majority of London speak English u lot jus come here n always get robbed
Another brilliant video, one of my favourite channels
One of the joys about travelling all over the country is trying the local beers that you'd otherwise never encounter. Sticking to Guinness is so boring and unimaginative. Its an ok beer for sure but there are so many much better beers. All that's required is a bit of inquisitiveness.
True mate, deffo venture to different beers abroad. Did have a tasty lime lager this time round, nice change
@@honestplaces It applies here too. English beer is amazing ( so are Scottish and Welsh beers of course). Our beer is something we should celebrate with pride as part of our culture. Anywhere you go ( unless the place is a proper shit hole) will have some great local breweries doing banging beers.
I went on a four day stag-do to Dublin in 95 and only drank Smethwicks
@@reddishtykes It's Smithwicks...brewed in Kilkenny...nice with a Guinness top
I visited there a few times and the last time it was empty inside.
There was an old bloke chatting to me and I was kind of bored. Then I thought, “this guy probably grew up around here. He’s the same age as The Krays and clearly local.”
So I thought: “Don’t be so dismissive!”
And he had some interesting stories about when the Krays used to drink around there, when I asked him.
London still one of greatest cities on earth regardless of the naysayers !
It's a third world shithole full of mechanical diggers and Alan's Snackbar people.
Major cities up North are the same price as London and those £7 pints are simply tourist traps. There are plenty of pubs under £5 and a fair few under £4!
Yeh true mate, the cheap ones cancel out the expensive ones in the long run 👍
Ye . spoons.
Pubs in leeds city centre doing pints at £2.50, and they are packed everyday, I personally would not pay a €5, for a pint, as that's just taking the urine...
The Krays used the Grave Maurice on Whitechapel Road a lot, although I think it's closed down now. I used to drive past it in the 1980s to watch boxing at York Hall.
Watched all your videos and I like this one the most...Good video mate keep up the good work
Cheers pal
Nice blood red ceiling in there mate and I think you had a lucky escape there mate with the pub that was shut by the looks of it!
🤣🤣 really wanted to see inside that one
Hang on, was that Wendall with you in the Beggar? Did you take him on a pub crawl? That last one mate, my old man gave me a rule of thumb, never go in a pub with a flat roof and steel shutters. I've done a few and really should have listened to my dad! :D
Yeh it was mate, did a dodgy pub video with him the next day 👍 yeh flat roof pubs mate, always an eye opener!
@@honestplaces Great stuff, was hoping you'd start some collabs. 👍
Nice nostalgic look at the respectable gangsters of yesteryear..
I work right near that last pub in Blackfriars. I knew you would be raging at the prices😂. Had a couple in there once myself but the silly price of Guinness put me off. Love your videos. Keep it up mate!
Yeh prices mate, spent so much, need to lay low for abit 🤣 cheers pal, appreciate it 👍
The Cockpit round the corner is a much better pub
@@CS09256 was so many on google maps, my credit card couldn't hack them all 🤣
I had an alcohol free pint close to there and was £6! Wish I still drank alcohol at those prices 😂
Im going into London for a bit of street photography tomorrow I'm only half hour away on the train, I'll be having a beer in the Blackfriars and a few other pubs, great video mate.
Get it done mate 👍 cheers pal
Nice and hoppy, banging!! Cheers fella, let's have some longer ones, a nice live Friday night drink along in the sunshine!
🤣 cheers mate. Got a longer London one soon, some right joints 👍🍺
Great video as always mate, always a good watch...thank you x
Cheers pal 👍
this is awesome.the pubs are true to what u see and working class great channel
Awesome video. If your over that way again I recommend wapping East London. Was a slum until not long ago has a decent number of pubs long the Thames aswell. The town of ramsgate, captain kidd and the prospect of Whitby. All worth visiting. Also Turners old star is there where they filmed the fight scene in Legend. The mad thing is they obviously dressed the pub up for the film and now it actually looks rougher in real life 😅
Rougher in real life 🤣🤣 cheers pal. I did tower hamlets. But as you say there are alot of dodgy areas
Great to see the legendary pubs still open, even some from my more recent memories are now long shut down and gone :(
Been enjoying these videos man. .you can shoot at 50 fps if you want to avoid that flicker from the lights (its to do with the electricity supply syncing at 60hz, Im assuming you shot at 60)
Cracking vid Danny some great insight, also watched yourself & Wendell around these pubs, 2 great tubers in 1 hit, top work fella👊
There are some belters right around the corner, if you ever return I’d be happy to show you them, old, rough but great.
watched a good few of your videos i subbed straight away but this 1 was by far the best for me :) such interesting history surrounding the krays thanks bud
Ahhh cheers pal. Really appreciate it. Got a longer London one coming soon 👍🍺
@@honestplaces super Al look forward to that.....think you have already done Blackpool but there's some right dives here you could go for a pint in😂😂 also we have the cheapest pint around £1.80 for a fosters or john Smith's in the ardwick I no your a Guinness guy tho haha
@@wayneeboiii122 deffo gonna go back there, plenty more dingy pubs to get in!
@@honestplaces look forward to the video can I suggest a pub haha the lifeboat on Foxhall road 😁
Went down to watch Bolton play at West Ham's Upton Park around 20 years ago. We called in at the Blind Beggar after the game. Not much has changed. from what I can see. We found the place a bit dark but it was almost empty so it wasn't an intimidating place. Average London pub with a dodgy past, nothing to worry about.
I'm sure when I lived in Whitechapel in the early 70s the bar in the Blind Beggar was on the left hand side as you walked in 🤔🤔which would mean that's not the spot Cornell died!!
It has had a number of refurbishments over the years......
If you listen to the barman explaining you’ll know that where the gents toilets are now, used to be the main entrance which would have put the bar to your left on entry
Nice content fella, I wonder what the twins would of thought about their old stamping ground today if they were around to see it
The pub they owned i think they would be happy....nice old classy joint 👍🍺
I'll ask Jay cartwright, his dad plays poker with Danny Dyer and the Kray twins' they're hold up in his warehouse
@@AaronPlaysGH 🤣
The blind beggar didn’t look half as ropey as my local walkabout did when I went in yesterday!
Great content 👍
I can't believe that the first pub you venture in has Boon Kriek; which is a lambic from Belgium! I've been drinking their beers since 2006 or so! Wow
The 2nd Carpenter Arms is a great boozer.Been in there on a couple of an occasions.Down from Glasgow and 3 blokes at the bar.Arsenal,Spurs fans and maybe a Chelsea fan.The owner was Tony and made me and my mate so welcome.Went back the following year and the same guys at the bar and remembered us right away with Tony still there.Hope they’re well.
Wow that last one, what a great little pub. Cheers from Newcastle Australia.
Cheers pal 👍
Is the marquis of queen’s still open at the start of valence road
Is it the marquis of cornwallis?
That’s still there on the corner, apparently Charles Kray senior used to drink in there, proper old school good pub that is 👍
Looks like you had fun with your Leo Sayer, not surprised that a pint of Guinness there costs way more than a deepsea diver though.
Deepsea diver 🤣
Great video fella! Always a grand watch
Cheers pal. Got a longer one planned as people keep saying they're too short.
2nd ,keep up the good work, great channel 👏
🤣 👍 cheers pal. Appreciate it
If you want a cracking Guinness and as close as you get to Ireland then go to the Coach and Horses in Covent Garden. I bet you probably have , but you won’t beat the Guineas in there.
Blind Beggar great pub, unfortunately it now seems to be in down town Baghdad. 😢
I half expected Zeppelins manager Peter Grant coming back from the dead and tackling our main man telling him to keep his lips sealed!!!
Used to live across the corner from Carpenters Arms, what a great pub!
Have you done the Rippers pubs ?
Must have been a fascinating place in the 50’s 60’s and the 70’s , The whole Kray story is Amazing 🤩
Imagine yeh. Crazy!
Glorified psychopaths.
Were any of these used as locations on the film?
new to the channel seen a few all great to watch thanks love vlogs like this
Another pub the twins would meet up in wasn't in London but still north of the Thames, that was The Fountain New Malden, now sadly demolished !
Buzzing vids these mate love em
Great stuff, even Wendell makes an appearance! Could have been worse with the prices to be fair would expect anything in London.
He has a cheeky vid coming out soon!
I expected to see Dobo around the bar in the Blind Beggar, or a few old timer ex Royal Green Jackets. Yes it is rough and most definitely needs some work done to the infrastructure.
i allways stop in The Blackfriar when i pop into london before i get the train home i like the pub
Yeh it is a nice spot that. Good location
Those prices are nuts. Here in Prague at Irish pubs in the heart of tourist central, where only English stag tourists go to get ripped off and because no one else will have them, a pint of Guinness is around 4.5 quid.
Try going to brixton, croydon or peckham . Find a estate pub down there.
Did tower hamlets pal. Do wanna go peckham next time
@@honestplaces rather you than me. Not at night either.
That's got to be the most low key youtube colab ever!
Really weird as I've just subscribed to you and Wendall in the last month or so!
Full video together was the day after 👍
Cool, I'll keep an eye out for it.
I worked at a pub in New Malden in the late 90s and the manager said it was a Krays pub. It did have tiny secret doors and hallways upstairs. I believe it’s been torn down.
No it's a Krispy cream donut place.
I think it was the coach and horses on Shannon's corner roundabout.
we went in the Blind Beggar i was so pissed by this point though i forgot it was a Kray twins pub and we just sat in the back yard
I didn't go the backyard....supposed to be massive. Sounds you had a right sesh 🤣🍺
Was in the Blackfriar last weekend. One of the better pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord that I've had.
Aint had that in years. Proper pint
What was the pub when in the film Ronnie says "I came here for a shootout"?
Who knows 🤣
That's krayzy! Sorry I had to 🙈🤣🤣 Enjoyed the vid, you've gained a new sub! 👍
🤣🤣 top comment so far. Cheers pal. Appreciate it 👍
Love the vids mate! What do you do for work?
Window cleaner 🤣 cheers pal
I used to drink regularly with my mates from Bethnal Green. The Blind Beggar Pub and the Old Dover Castle Pub just off Bethnal Green high street. Proper pubs still with dodgy geezers 😮 drinking there 😮😮. The black friar drank in there loadsa time when based in the city working 😂😂😂
I live right by the carpenter's arms...that was closed...and it's not that bad in there really it just looks dingy on the outside. The Salmon and Ball, at the end of that road by Bethnal Green tube station, is ropier.
Shame i missed that 😭
The Marquis of Cornwallis nearby on Bethnal Green road is another one you'll enjoy 😅 @honestplaces
Bar in the Carpenters used to be made out of a coffin lid. There also used to only be one door in and out so the Krays could keep an eye on who came and went. As regards the Blind Beggar , when the bloke said "Ronnie Kray shot him 4 times"This is of course utter bollox! He shot him once. I was in the Blind Beggar a few weeks ago. Its a great place when it fills up with locals. Full of footie fans the other week when I was in. Proper London.
The bar was never made from a coffin lid and the doors never adapted, what are you talking about?? Before you ask me what do I know, quite a bit as my dad was from London and barely a decade younger, didn't know them well but never got along and they really didn't try to intimidate people from others manors, they were very hyped and feared in parts of the East end, not overly respected by those in the know in fact. Bullies who extorted their own and who were weaker!
@@jasper3127 I certainly agree with the later parts of your post.
First guy said twice. Second guy 4 times. But i lve only ever Heard once in the head. I've also heard about the coffin lid bar.
Good chat, thanks & best wishes from Western Scotland.
There’s a decent proper pub just 10 minutes walk from the Blind Beggar that’s under £4 a pint. Was going to mention under your last video but it was already the weekend so knew you’d have done London already! Problem with Blind Beggar is that it’s a tourist pub in a fairly popular part of London so it’s a bit overpriced.
Carpenters a good pub though.
The pub that was closed probably had a more violent history than the previous bars. It looked terrifying.
I lived in St Matthews Road in the 50's.We knew the owners of Pub at the time.I would play cowboys with their son Craig.We really felt we were in a Wild West saloon.Great days.
My dad knew quite a few people back in the day. He said quite a lot of work was done in cafes. When I was young he would take me to the Regency cafe in Westminster and cafes in the east end. Most of these places are gone now. I've written books such as Who Killed the Essex Boys, and Who Killed Stephen Ward, and I some point I will down the other stories about London in the 60's 70's and 80's.
I was in the regency a few days ago. Fantastic cafe. Not many left now.
Good pub tour mate, you need to do some more estate pubs 👍
Did you ever make a video about that hotel in Manchester?
Saw your video on the boozers and the city centre but couldn’t find the hotel one…
Ah you missed a few rough gems mate, the Blind Beggar is overrated and only does well off it's notoriety, the Carpenters Arms (flat roof) when I went on a Sunday was lively, it's cash only that one.
The Blackfriar is a stunning pub inside, it gets really busy on a Friday with the after work crowd. Next time you're around in East London check out
The Hungerford Arms (Shadwell)
Turners Old Star (Wapping)
And the ultimate flat roof boozer The Tooke Arms (Isle of Dogs)
Done another video mate to put up. Got kicked out of that hunighford one 🤣
@@honestplaces 🤣 what happened at the Hungerford?
Excellent channel mate.
Was the Carpenters pub used in the Kray film with Tom Hardy?
Jack The Ripper drank in Whitechapel 😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍🏴🦊
Cornell's shooting wasn't over a gang dispute it was a personal slight against Ronnie who was completely nuts
The feud apparently started when Cornell beat Ronnie in a fight, outside the Brown Bear on Leman Street in the early 1960s. Cornell also called him "a fat poof" amongst other things
Cool video big man👍
Thanks for sharing 👍 interesting, would like to visit these pubs. Subscribed 😊
From Glasgow 🏴
Cheers pal. Get yourself down there.
Been in the Blackfriar, excellent real ale pub.
Thnks for a bit of history that really was the founder of gang culture in London
True
the Carpenters Arms is was an excellent pub and was heavy West ham presence on game days it was always packed ... loads of caharacters
Going to be honest now mate I’ve watched a few of your episodes and been on the fence about subbing but seen you team up with wendel guy and thought I’m enjoying your content why ever not. Only thing I’d say try drinking cask real ale if it’s ever available😁😋
Ahahah cheers pal. I'm gonna venturd out more and explore more beers 👍
New to your channel and loving it ❤from Manchester
Manchester is my home town! 👍
@@honestplaces city of or greater?
No wonder pubs are closing down at a rate of knots because the first two were dead, hardly anyone in. The last one looked ok, like a miniature Flat Iron building from New York.
Celebrated the birth of our first born back in '79.
Went out with a copper mate and got ragged of a fiver....Guinness was only 40p a pint
"Looks like it's been airdropped" is my new favorite insult
Cracking little vid mate. 👌
Cheers pal 👍
its odd seeing you in my neck of the woods, another great video mate and for the others in chat cheapest pint i can find is £4.20 for a Guinness in an irish pit of a hole pub up in Wembley
Recently subscribed love your content brother keep it up 👍🏻
Really interesting video bud enjoyed it cheers 🍺
Little Kray Twins fan boy 😂 The Richardson’s were on another level to Them Two Plums in every aspect 😂 2:50
Good video. Very nice picture quality. 👍
Cheers pal
"surprised there's still not blood on the floor to be honest" LOL
Great video. Well done for coming down to London!
Love your videos ... big fan from Toronto!!
Nice vid mate, can get a guinness round here in Wembley Park for just over 4 quid, which isn't too bad for London...
What area of London did you do for the next one?
Tower hamlets 👍
@@honestplaces Mornington Crescent in Camden has a proper council estate boozer. The escape bar. Give it a google. Flat roof the lot
@@Chelseasteve.stamfordunique interior but proper pub👌🏻
Personally I don't like going anywhere near London, I come out in hives just going to Heathrow 😂 Best thing about that place is the road out of there 👍
Was wendall there by chance or are u lot doing a collab?