The Blind Beggar is a pub in Whitechapel Road in the East End of London, England, at the junction with Cambridge Heath Road.
Owing to its location close to Whitechapel Station, the pub is often described as being in Whitechapel. Strictly speaking, however, it stands just on the Bethnal Green side of the historic boundary between Bethnal Green and Whitechapel.[1]
The pub takes its name from the ballad and legend The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green. The pub is reputed to be built on the site on which the blind beggar begged.
It is where Ronnie Kray murdered George Cornell in front of witnesses. It is also the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of the Salvation Army. It was the nearest outlet (or brewery tap) for the Manns Albion brewery, where the first modern brown ale was brewed. The pub was built in 1894 on the site of an inn which had been established before 1654.
^T. F. T. Baker, ed. (1998). "Bethnal Green: Social and Cultural Activities". A History of the County of Middlesex. Vol. 11. Stepney, Bethnal Green, London: Victoria County History. pp. 147–155. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via British History Online.
TheBlindBeggar is a pub in Whitechapel Road in the East End of London, England, at the junction with Cambridge Heath Road. Owing to its location close...
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fact that none of the witnesses at theBlindBeggar were willing to testify against Ronnie as evidence of the degree of fear that the Krays inspired. Shortly...
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variation on the theme of theblindbeggar of which he also made a reduced copy (private collections). The figure of theblindbeggar in the painting is reportedly...
by the London Chest Hospital. The area was once best known for the popular early modern ballad, TheBlindBeggar of Bethnal Green, which tells the story...
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of The Richardsons, who were scrap metal dealers and criminals from South London. Cornell was shot and killed by Ronnie Kray at TheBlindBeggar public...
that the word "Siloam" means "Sent". The man "went and washed, and came home seeing". When they saw him, those who had known him as a blindbeggar asked...
trace its origins to theBlindBeggar Tavern. In 1878, Booth reorganized the mission, becoming its first general and introducing the military structure...
landlord of theBlindBeggar. In 1860, the brewery was rebuilt, producing an average of 133,000 barrels of beer a year. It closed in 1979. The Eastern District...
distance, which they terme their Goales". The first reference to scoring a goal is in John Day's play TheBlindBeggar of Bethnal Green (performed circa 1600;...
asks a wily blindbeggar to take on Lazarillo (little Lázaro) as his apprentice. Lázaro develops his cunning while serving theblindbeggar and several...
baroque sculptor Jean-Baptiste Stouf. The sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Villa depicts the general as blindbeggar in a manner that suggests a philosopher...
this story. The Gospel of Mark (10:46–52) tells of the curing of a blindbeggar named Bartimaeus (literally "Son of Timaeus"). He is one of the few recipients...
inside TheBlindBeggar public house sited about 300m from the hospital entrance. Ronnie Kray arrived with two associates and shot Cornell through the head...
currently serving as the General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2023. He is the first person from New Zealand to hold the office. Buckingham was...
in 1765, but probably dating from the era of Elizabeth I. According to the legend related in the poem, a blindbeggar living in Bethnal Green was in fact...
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locations such as TheBlindBeggar pub. In 1991, Fraser was shot in the head from close range in an apparent murder attempt outside the Turnmills Club in...
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Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000). She twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for The Six Wives of Henry VIII...
earning the nickname the Beau of Leadenhall Street, but following the death of his fiancée on their wedding day he refused to wash or clean and for the rest...
form in which he appears at the beginning and the end of the film. In another scene, he disguises himself as a blindbeggar. He is able to magically appear...
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