Comments on: The Kray Twins and The Walker Brothers http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers/ A blog about 20th Century London Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Heather http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers/comment-page-1/#comment-86078 Heather Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers.html#comment-86078 Very interesting reading! Would love to know precisely where Paul Simon lived on Cable Street. Paul mentioned he lived there when Simon & Garfunkel played at Hyde Park about seven years ago, and as I move around Tower Hamlets so much for work, when I’m on that street I stare at every building debating if that’s the one. (Keeps me entertained while walking!)

The Grave Maurice, per the above post, is now a betting shop. I believe the sign is also gone, which stayed up for the few years it tried unsuccessfully to be a trendy bar.

]]> By: staceyboy http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers/comment-page-1/#comment-9424 staceyboy Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:05:34 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers.html#comment-9424 Another important pub in the Kray’s tale is “The Grave Maurice” which is just over the road from that horrid “Urban Bar” – though I think the “GM” itself has ‘enjoyed’ a re-fit in recent years. I believe that it was in the bar of the “GM” that Inspector Nipper Read first laid eyes on the twins thus kickstarting the chain of events that would eventually lead to the downfall of their empire. Recall that Morrissey used the outside of the pub for a photoshoot a while back during his ‘faux London’ period. Btw, love the blog. Excellent stuff.

]]> By: jay alexander http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers/comment-page-1/#comment-8066 jay alexander Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:18:47 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers.html#comment-8066 the watney streeters would of anilated the firm,with georgie cornell they were untouchable,my father watched georgie myers fight in lukin street around 1947 ,he said he was like lightning with both hands allways led with the left.his old man joe was well known as well, georgie knocked around with a boy called abe, abraham lazarus, another handy cobble fighter,

]]> By: Codename Quickfire http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Codename Quickfire Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2007/09/the-kray-twins-and-the-walker-brothers.html#comment-80 To dovetail with your post about the Tommy Steele and the Elephant & Castle, Mad Frankie Fraser still lives on Browning Street in SE17, the barred gate immediately on your left when you turn off Walworth Road. He earns his bread by leading tours around the City and city in general.

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