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John Pearson

**John George Pearson** (5 October 1930 - 13 November 2021) was an English novelist and an author of biographies, notably of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, and of the Kray twins. John passed away on 13 November 2021 at his home in Sussex at the age of 91.

## Life and career

Pearson was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he gained a double first in history. He then worked for The Economist, BBC Television and The Sunday Times. He was Ian Fleming's assistant at the Sunday Times and went on to write the first biography of Fleming, The Life of Ian Fleming, published in 1966.

Pearson was commissioned by Donald Campbell to chronicle his successful attempt on the Land Speed Record in 1964 in Bluebird CN7, resulting in the book Bluebird and the Dead Lake.

Pearson has also written "true crime" biographies, such as The Profession of Violence, an account of the rise and fall of the Kray twins, who had hired him to write their biography in 1967. Over the next several years the brothers, who by now were in jail, wrote frequently to Pearson. He wrote two further books about the Krays: The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays and Notorious: The Immortal Legend of the Kray Twins.[3] In 2010 Pearson put up for auction more than 160 previously unseen letters and photographs from the Kray twins. The items sold for £20,780.

Another of Pearson's books, The Gamblers, is an account of the group of gamblers who made up what was known as the Clermont Set, including John Aspinall, James Goldsmith and Lord Lucan. Warner Bros. purchased the film rights to the book in 2006. The Gamblers was made into a two-part TV drama, Lucan, starring Rory Kinnear and Christopher Eccleston, broadcast on ITV1 in December 2013.

Pearson's book Facades was the first full-scale biography of the Sitwell siblings Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell. It was published in 1978.

Pearson has also written five novels. Storm Jameson praised his first novel, Gone to Timbuctoo, as "an unusually good first novel, an exciting story, and a splendid setting in French West Africa. The writing is sharp and witty." Malcolm Muggeridge said, "This is an exceptionally brilliant first novel - exciting, wryly funny and perceptive."

For his next three novels, Pearson did tie-in fictional biographies. Pearson also became the third official author of the James Bond series, writing in 1973 James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007, a first-person biography of the fictional agent James Bond. However, Pearson declined an offer to write further Bond novels. Pearson then did fictional tie-in works about Upstairs, Downstairs (The Bellamys of Eaton Place) and Biggles.

Pearson has three children from his first marriage. He married his current wife, Lynette Dundas, on 17 December 1980.
Books

This book resource section contains all the books written by and about the Krays twins. Pictures usually consist of the most up to date published cover/edition.

## Books by The Twins

**Our Story** Fred Dinenage (Foreword), Reggie Kray, Ronnie Kray

Hardcover 256 pages (September 26, 1988)

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson

ISBN: 0283995254

## Books by Ronnie Kray

**My Story** Ronnie Kray, Fred Dinenage

Hardcover 250 pages (September 10, 1993)

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson

ISBN: 028306109X

## Books by Reggie Kray

**Reg Kray's Book of Slang** Reggie Kray

Hardcover 64 pages (November 16, 1989)

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson

ISBN: 0283999152

**Born Fighter** Reggie Kray

Hardcover 256 pages (September 1990)

Publisher: Century

ISBN: 0712639748

**Villains We Have Known** Reggie Kray

Paperback 192 pages (November 7, 1996)

Publisher: Arrow

ISBN: 009979781X

**A Way of Life: Over Thirty Years of Blood, Sweat and Tears** Reggie Kray

Hardcover 224 pages (October 6, 2000)

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson

ISBN: 0283073195

**Reggie Kray's East End Stories: The lost memoirs of the gangland legend** Reggie Kray

Hardcover 256 pages (28 April 2011))

Publisher: Sphere

ISBN: 0751547107

## Books by Charlie Kray

**Doing the Business** Colin Fry, Charlie Kray

Hardcover 240 pages (April 1993)

Publisher: Smith Gryphon

ISBN: 1856850374

**Me and My Brothers** Charlie Kray, Robin McGibbon

Hardcover 256 pages (October 14, 1976)

Publisher: Everest Books

ISBN: 0905018141

## Books by The Firm and associates

**The Enforcer: Secrets of My Life with the Krays** Albert Donoghue, Martin Short

Hardcover 270 pages (12 January, 1996)

Publisher: Blake Publishing Ltd

ISBN: 1857824024

**Murder Without Conviction: Inside the World of the Krays** John Dickson

Hardcover 176 pages (October 16, 1986)

Publisher: Sidg. & J

ISBN: 028399407X

**The Brotherhood** Leslie Payne

Hardcover 173 pages (May 7, 1973)

Publisher: Michael Joseph

ISBN: 0718107543

**Inside the Firm: The Untold Story of the Krays' Reign of Terror** Tony Lambrianou

Hardcover 224 pages (April 15, 1991)

Publisher: Smith Gryphon

ISBN: 1856850013

**The Kray Madness** Chris Lambrianou, Robin McGibbon

Hardcover 352 pages (July 21, 1995)

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson

ISBN: 0283062584

**Getting Away with Murder** Lenny Hamilton, Craig Cabell

Paperback 256 pages, Reprint edition (7 Jan. 2016)

Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd

ISBN: 1786060256

**Branded by Ronnie Kray** Lenny Hamilton

Hardcover 336 pages (February 2002)

Publisher: Blake Publishing Ltd

ISBN: 1903402786

**Krazy Days** Micky Fawcett

Paperback 230 pages (30 July 2014)

Publisher: Pen Press

ISBN: 178003525X

## Books About The Krays

**The Profession of Violence: Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins** John Pearson

Hardcover 233 pages (November 2, 1972)

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN: 0297995847

**The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays** John Pearson

Hardcover 272 pages (October 8, 2001)

Publisher: Orion

ISBN: 0752838733

**Krayology** John Bennett

Hardcover 272 pages (21 January, 2016)

Publisher: Mango Books

ISBN: 0993180639
The Britannia

The pub in 1969, and 2015

**The Britannia** was a pub on 44 Morris Street, situated in Shadwell. It was the place where Ronnie Kray assaulted a rival gang member Terry Martin in 1956, subsequently leading to his arrest for GBH later that year.

## History

The Britannia was situated at 44 Morris Street. This was a Watney’s pub and it was established by 1891. The pub was run by Alfred Weeks and had been in the same family since 1876 and would do so until 1983. It closed in 2005 and was converted into a fried chicken fast food outlet. The pub sign at the top of the building on the corner still remains.

### The Krays

In 1956 the local Watney Streeters - most of them dockers, descendants of an earlier Watney Street gang who defended their patch against rivals from Bethnal Green - were involved in brawls with the Kray twins and their associates. 'Their' pub was the Britannia, at 44 Morris Street (run by Watney's Brewery, by coincidence), a few yards behind Watney Street: here Ronnie Kray bayonet-stabbed Terry Martin, a member of the gang, while the rest escaped through the back door.

In retaliation they beat up Billy Jones, who ran a West End club, which in turn led to one of their leaders, Charlie, being 'worked over' by Bobby Ramsey at The Artichoke in Stepney Way (From sgite.org.uk). Ronnie Kray was convicted and served three years in jail for GBH and firearms possession after this incident.

### Closure and present day

In 1991, like many small, run-down pubs in the area, it was acquired by Belhaven and in 2005, after over 100 years of trading as pub, it closed and was converted into a fast food fried chicken shop.
My Story

**My Story** is an autobiographical book written by Ronnie Kray. He, along with his twin brother Reggie, were said to be the most feared gangsters in British history.

Originally published in hardback 1993 by Sidgwick & Jackson, it was re-published in paperback on 7 October 1994 by Pan Books part of Macmillan Publishers.

## Synopsis

This book is the follow-up to the jointly written Our Story (1988) by both Ronnie and Reggie Kray.

In My Story, Ronnie describes in his own words the murders of Jack McVitie and George Cornell, his bisexuality, and his feelings about spending 11 years in HM Prison Parkhurst followed by his later years in Broadmoor Hospital for the criminally insane. Also included is a chapter written by Ronnie's wife, Kate Kray, and 21 photographs depicting the young Krays, their family, friends, and victims.

Quote from book: "They were the best years of our lives. They called them the swinging Sixties. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were the rulers of pop music, Carnaby Street ruled the fashion world... and me and my brother ruled London. We were fucking untouchable..." - Ronnie Kray.

## References

* Kray, Ron. "Quote from My Story". The Krays. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
The Hideaway

The club in 1965

**The Hideaway** (displayed as **Hide-A-Way**) or also known as **El Morocco**, was a club in Gerrard Street, Chinatown. The Kray twins bought and owned it in 1965, inviting many celebrities such as Adrienne Corri, Edmund Purdom and Barbara Windsor.

## History

Around 1964 a wealthy man named Hew McGowan bought the nightclub in Gerrard Street (now within the main part of Chinatown in London). Originally it was called the Bon Soir he hoped to refurbish it and that Christmas reopen it under the new name of the Hideaway. It was said that McGowan offered the Kray twins, who were wanting to extend their influence into the West End, 20% percent of the venture.

To the great displeasure of the two East End gangsters and a huge disregard for his own safety McGowan reneged on the deal. Not surprisingly it wasn’t long before the Twins were demanding money with menaces from the Hideaway’s owner. It was with surprise, however, that McGowan went to the police and the Twins were arrested. Despite the thirty-one year old twins offering sureties of £18,000, bail was refused and they were remanded in custody to Brixton prison.

After three trials and almost certain extensive jury nobbling the twins were eventually found not-guilty. This they celebrated by buying the Hideaway nightclub, changing its name to *El Morocco* and throwing a big party actually at the club.
Aoi Inukai

Regardless of her young age, Aoi is a formidable sorcerer, well versed in light magic. She loves human beings and desires to be able to live among them without the need to hide her true self. She works for Samael under the Fallen Angel Dinah, striving not only to accomplish her dream, but also stop the dark schemes of radical Fallen Angels like Ophiel.

### Light Samael Mystic — Lv. 40 (small base)

**ooo — Spiritual Beam (Magic, Ranged Attack)**
Distance (16 inches). +1 Attack / +3 Damage.

**oo — Moon Seal (Magic, Effect)**
Discard up to two negative States counters of your choice affecting a single friendly unit inside Aoi's Control Zone.

**ooo — Coral Ecstasy (Magic, Effect)**
A friendly unit inside Aoi's Control Zone gains Lv1 Shield, Lv1 Healing, Lv1 Protection and Lv1 Haste. Aoi may not use Coral Ecstasy on herself.

**ooo — Winds of Life (Magic, Effect)**
Heals 2 Life points of all friendly units inside Aoi's Control Zone.
St James The Great Church

The church in 2014

 Funeral of Frances Shea in 1967

**St James The Great Church** is a large red brick church located on Bethnal Green Road, East London. It was the place where Reggie Kray and Frances Shea married on 19th April 1965.

## History

The “Red” church, as it was once known, was built in 1844 by Edward Blore, a master architect of his day who completed work on Buckingham Palace when it was expanded, restored Lambeth Palace and worked on Westminster Abbey & St James’ Palace. The church of Saint James the Great was constructed between 1840 and 1844; designed by E. Blore in an Early English style.

A district was assigned in 1844. Incumbent Edward Coke offered marriages for the fee of 7 pence, causing rowdy scenes as young couples got married in batches. He also raised many funds, founded a dispensary, a visiting society and a Sunday School. In 1951 the parish was united with Saint Jude (P72/JUD), and in 1969 with Saint Matthew (P72/MTW) and Saint Peter (P72/PET) in a team ministry. In 1984 Saint James the Great with Saint Jude united with Saint Matthew. The church was converted for residential use. From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226. In 1865, the Reverend E F Coke made the church the first in London where poor couples could get married for free. It survived the blitz during the Second World War and more recent redevelopment in the area. The church served from 1844 to 1987, when it closed and was converted into housing.

### Reggie and Frances' wedding

On 19th April 1965 Reggie Kray married Frances Shea in St James the Great Church. It was the East End's wedding of the year. Many famous boxers of the time attended the ceremony and it was packed with high profile guests, the event was captured by photographer to the stars David Bailey — on his only ever wedding assignment.

Two years after the wedding the church was used for the bride's funeral when she had committed suicide. There were ten black limousines for the mourners and many wreaths, including one from Ronnie Kray (who was on the run from the police at the time) and three from Reggie Kray.

The building features in the film *Legend* as the Kray brothers, both played by Tom Hardy, sit in the famous E. Pellici’s café opposite.

### Present Day

Now converted into apartments, a flat recently came up for sale in 2017 for £365,000.
Mr Smith's

The club in the 1960s, and present day

**Mr Smith's** was a nightclub and gambling casino in Catford, South East London. In the early hours of 8th March 1966 a gangland shootout and subsequent murder happened here, known commonly as the Shootout at Mr. Smith's.

## History

### Early Years

Before World War II it was the Savoy Ballroom and in 1939 it was commandeered by the government for social services, providing food, drink and medicine to local school children. Situated at 75 Rushey Green in Catford, South London, it was once a dancehall, now in use as a furniture showroom, with the Right Now Jesus centre occupying the first floor. During the 1960s, it was a dancing and gaming club, first known as The Witchdoctor, then Mr. Smith’s where the Rolling Stones and Gene Vincent, played in 1964. It was a licensed club with facilities for dining, cabaret and gambling, the games offered being Blackjack, American dice and Roulette; it was licensed until 2.00 a.m. The club used fruit machines supplied by Atlantic Machines and as a result, even though there was not sufficient evidence for the police to make a criminal case of it, Mr. Smith’s effectively fell under the protection of the Richardsons.

It was reopened as a dancing and gaming club called The Witchdoctor and renamed Mr Smiths before long. Some great artists played here such as Georgie Fame, Billie Davis and Marmalade in the 1960's.

### Present Day

The building, still present is now an Enza Italian furniture store.

## Gangland fight

*Main article: Shootout at Mr Smith's*

The events that make this location notorious are two-fold. In 1966, 75 Rushey Green was a gambling casino called Mr Smith’s which was owned by Manchester based businessmen, Dougie Flood (a hugely successful club/hotel/leisure business owner) and Bill Benny (an ex heavyweight 20 stone wrestler). Despite owning a string of clubs in the North of England the men did not know how to handle the clientèle that frequented Mr Smith’s. They needed help so they turned to gang leader William Billy Hill and his enforcer Albert Dimes for their advice. Billy put them in touch with Eddie Richardson and Frankie Fraser to protect the club in exchange for gaming machines being placed there.

On 7th of March 1966 a gangland battle took place inside the club, where Richard Hart was killed, leaving many others shot and injured, subsequently acting as a catalyst for George Cornell's death the following day.
The Green Gate

The pub in 1969, and 2010

**The Green Gate** was a public house at 230 Bethnal Green Road in Bethnal Green.

## History

The Green Gate was situated at 230 Bethnal Green Road. This long-established pub was present before 1810; indeed its name suggests it was here when Bethnal Green had a rather more rural appearance than it does today. In the twentieth century, it was tied to the Taylor Walker Brewery.

### The Krays

In the 1960s, the twins were drinking peacefully in the pub, both sitting at the bar on the barstools. Ronnie was drinking gin and tonic when three other men came in and stood behind him and started to agitate him by making bad remarks. Ronnie stood down from the barstool, hit one man with a right hook, the other with a left hook, knocking them both out. Reggie then grabbed the men by the collars and threw them out onto the pavement outside the pub. This memory stuck with Reggie who mentioned the incident in a telephone interview in 1995, when asked about his most memorable memories of Ronnie Kray, leading up to his funeral.

### Closure and recent years

It closed as a pub in 1995 due to a gradual decrease in custom, and has been used ever since as a grocery store, with the only hint of the pub being the small hanging sign, at the top left of the building.

## External links

There is a active Facebook group for the former pub as of 2023 - [1].
The Kray Twins Wiki

...an encyclopedic guide to gangland activity in 1960s London. A multitude of information about ***The Kray Twins*** is available, and before the creation of this wiki, information about the gangsters featured was sparse and hard to find, but this wiki hopes to collect all the facts and key dates together, in one place... Any photos and key information such as correct birth/death dates and locations are welcome, please feel free to edit and add!

"**Ronnie Kray**" was a gangster in 1960s London, twin brother to Reggie Kray and a one man mob. With his brother, *The Kray Twins* were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s. Ronald Kray was found guilty of the murder of George Cornell and sentenced to thirty years in prison. He was recertified
insane and died in Broadmoor Hospital in March 1995 aged 61.
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"**Reggie Kray**" was a gangster in 1960s London, twin brother to Ronnie Kray. Known to be the more level-headed and less volatile twin one of the two, Reggie married Frances Shea in 1965 and killed Jack McVitie in 1967 and subsequently spent 33 years in prison for the murder. Reggie was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2000, eight and a half weeks before his death from bladder cancer, aged 66.
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1964 BBC News InterviewThe Kray Twins - Faces And Places (All parts 1-6)The Kray Twins - In Pictures And Film

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**Krayology**

**Krayology** is a 2016 book by John Bennett. Looking at the rise of the Kray twins with an historian's eye, using a range of sources from memoirs, press reports and significantly, official files held at the National Archives and elsewhere, John Bennett takes a fresh approach to the Kray legend.

Read more or see the archive.

* A new film *The Krays: Dead Man Walking* is to be released in December 2018.
* E. Pellicci's stolen vintage till has been found and returned.
* Albert Donoghue has died, aged 81.
* Bert Rossi has died, aged 94.
* A flat in St James The Great Church is for sale in Bethnal Green Road.

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Emily Browning

**Emily Jane Browning** is an Australian actress and singer.

## Career

Browning made her film debut in the Australian television film *The Echo of Thunder*; subsequently, she played roles in the Australian television shows *High Flyers*, *Blue Heelers* and *Something in the Air*. Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film *Ghost Ship*, which introduced her to a wider audience. In 2005, Browning won the Australian Film InstituteInternational Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004).

Browning is also known for her roles in the horror film *The Uninvited* (2009), the action film *Sucker Punch* (2011), and the independent drama *Sleeping Beauty* (2011). She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by Hamptons International Film Festival in 2011 for her role in *Sleeping Beauty*. Her other films include *The Host* (2013), *Pompeii* (2014) and *Legend* (2015). She is currently starring as Laura Moon on *American Gods*.

In 2015, Browning starred in the biopic crime thriller movie *Legend*, alongside Tom Hardy, who portrayed twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray. She portrayed Frances Shea, the first wife of Reggie Kray.
Micky Fawcett

**Michael "Micky" Fawcett** was a member of The Firm, and was a close associate of the twins for many years. He was a trusted outsider from the Silvertown area by the Thames who became a Double R regular.

There are many photos of Fawcett in various nightclubs during the 1960s with the twins, clearly portraying his integration into The Firm.

## History

Fawcett began associating with the twins when they owned The Double R Club. He also briefly worked as a driver for Reggie and was occasionally was given the job of driving Frances back to her home in Ormsby Street after various dates. He introduced his childhood friend, Johnny Davis to the twins. He also ran Esmeralda's Barn for a short time after the twins had finished with it.

He deliberately removed himself from The Firm as much as possible after the murders took place. After the murder of George Cornell, he and a few other members of The Firm had considered killing off the twins, but this was never done. but instead had chosen to use the public show of murder as an excuse to part ways with his former friends. Now he was ready to kill Reggie; it had all been pre-arranged. He claimed cutting himself off from the twins made him a "marked man".

Despite leaving the Firm, he was arrested in 1968 with the rest of the mob. He appeared at Bow Street Magistrates court charged with conspiracy in connection with long-term frauds. He was later discharged as has appeared in a few documentaries since, after writing a book, *Krayzy Days,* in 2014.

## Publications

* *Krayzy Days*, Pen Press, 230 pages, 30 July 2014

## References

* Bennett, John. *Krayology* (2015). Mango Books.
Wassle Newman

**Tommy "Wassel" Newman** was a well-known character and fighter around Bethnal Green and a friend of Reggie Kray. He was known for his strong fists, smart clothing and polished white teeth, in which he claimed was due to eating bread crusts. It was alleged he once threw a cat in a deep fat fryer whilst in an argument with a fish and chip shop owner. The last time Reggie saw him was in 1966 when he was standing on the corner of Cheshire Street, wearing a navy Crombie coat after being to a funeral of an old friend.
Alessa Raincross

As one of The Crows of Wissenchaft and armed with Lost Loggia weapons,
Alessa has become a prominent agent of Lucanor Giovanni. Thanks to the
powers that she has received through continuous experiments and magical
implants, her aim and physical aptitudes have become truly inhuman.

**Innate Abilities:** Ranged Attack (16 inch), Alessa can have two advantage cards attached to her.

**oo — Stealth (Subterfuge, Effect)**
Alessa becomes Hidden. **Upkeep: o**

**ooo — Dark Sniper (Subterfuge, Ranged Attack)**
Distance (24 inch), +5 Attack, -4 Armor. This attack can not be intercepted by the shield maneuver to avoid reaching its target. This skill can only be used if Alessa is Hidden.

**oooo — Storm Waltz (Subterfuge, Ranged Attack)**
Distance (5 inch). Alessa executes four attacks to a single target unit.
Barry Williams (spree killer)

Barry Williams (b.1944) was a British spree killer responsible for shooting Jill Burkitt as well as killing her entire family her brother Philip, father George and mother Iris as well killing two other people. He was sent to Broadmoor for those killings in March 1979 , four mo ths before Ronnie Kray was taken there. Like Peter Sutcliffe, Barry Williams was not allowed to talk to Ronnie Kray or even look at him.
In 1993 he was released from Broadmoor and changed his named to Harry Street
In October 2014 he was detained I definitely at Ashworth secure Hospital in Merseyside before he died of a heart attack two months later.
The Escape of Frank Mitchell

**The Escape of Frank Mitchell** occurred on Monday, 12 December 1966, and was involved springing the violent criminal Frank Mitchell from Dartmoor Prison.

## Background

Mitchell was sent to Dartmoor prison in 1962, and whilst there his behaviour improved. He kept budgerigars and was transferred to the honoured party, a small group of trustees who were allowed to work outside the prison walls with minimal supervision. Mitchell was permitted to roam the moors and feed the wild ponies and even visited nearby pubs. On one occasion he caught a taxi to Okehampton to buy a budgerigar. The governor of the prison promised Mitchell that if he stayed out of trouble he would recommend to the Home Office that he be given a release date. Four years later, Mitchell was aggrieved that he had still not received one.

Mitchell befriended Ronnie Kray when they served a sentence together at Wandsworth prison in the 1950s. During Mitchell's trial for attempted murder, Ron hired a lawyer for him and paid for him to have a new suit fitted. Ron was keen on breaking Mitchell out of prison, thinking it would help him to publicise his grievance and earn a release date, as well as enhance the Krays' standing in the underworld. Reg Kray recalled that he was reluctant but finally reasoned that "if nothing else it would stick two fingers up to the law".

Reg visited Mitchell at Dartmoor in disguise and informed him of the plan. On 12 December 1966, while with a small work party on the moors, Mitchell asked the sole guard for permission to feed some nearby Dartmoor ponies. His request was granted, he walked over to a quiet road where a getaway car containing associates of the Krays – Albert Donoghue, "Mad" Teddy Smith and Billy Exley – was waiting for him, and they drove to London, where the Krays put him up in a flat in Barking Road, East Ham. It was over five hours before Mitchell was reported missing.

Mitchell's escape made national news, led to a political storm over the lax security around a man described in the press as "Britain's most violent convict", and was debated in the House of Commons. A large manhunt ensued, with 200 policemen, 100 Royal Marines and a Royal Air Force helicopter searching the moors. With the aid of Teddy Smith, Mitchell wrote to national newspapers and his plea to be granted a release date was printed in The Times and the Daily Mirror. However, Home Secretary Roy Jenkins was not willing to negotiate with an escaped felon and would not review his status until he was back in custody.
The Fall of the Krays

**The Fall of the Krays** is a 2016 British crime film directed by Zackary Adler and written by Ken and Sebastian Brown based on the true story of Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The film serves as the sequel to The Rise of the Krays.

## Cast

* Simon Cotton as Ronnie Kray
* Kevin Leslie as Reggie Kray
* Josh Myers as Frankie Fraser
* James Hepburn as Charlie Richardson
* Dan Parr as Teddy Smith
* George Webster as The Author
* Alexa Morden as Lisa
* Adrian Bouchet as Frank
* Martin Ross as Police Commissioner John Du Rose
Fred Dinenage

**Frederick Edgar Dinenage** MBE (born 8 June 1942) is an English television presenter, broadcaster and author. He has had a TV career spanning more than 50 years. Alongside his television career, Dinenage has written several factual books, including ghosting on autobiographies *My Story* and *Our Story* for the Kray twins.
Cedra Court

The famous photo of the twins leaving the court in 1964, and the present day

**Cedra Court** is a block of 1930s flats in Cazenove Rd, Stamford Hill. Ronnie and Reggie both owned flats one above the other in 1963, after moving out of 178 Vallance Road.

The flats are where Ronnie is said to have arranged orgies with young men with Conservative politician Lord Boothby, to which Ronnie received personal favours in return. The twins were famously captured striding out of the flats in 1964, in one of the era’s most iconic photographs.

## History

Built in the mid-1930s in the Art Deco style, the twins moved in by 1963. Ronnie allegedly slept in a large four poster bed surrounded by various mirrors and decorations from all over the world, with also a fish tank and souvenirs from various holidays abroad scattered around the flat. He had moved into Flat 8 during the summer 1962, taking the tenancy out in Leslie Payne's name. This was his first time living independently away from 178 Vallance Road.

During the summer of 1963, Reggie rented Flat 1, immediately underneath Ronnie's, and Frances Shea lived here for some time. Leslie Holt also once had a flat in Cedra Court during the 1960s.

### Present Day

Today, they have barely changed from when Reggie lived there with wife Frances Shea and Ronnie in the flat above. Because they conjure up Sixties London they were used as a backdrop for *Legend* (2015), in which they appear in multiple scenes, most importantly when Reggie buys Frances a new car and keeps it outside the flats. Flat prices now are estimated to reach up to over half a million pounds.
Lennie Dunn

**Lennie "Books" Dunn** was the owner of 206a Barking Road, where Frank Mitchell was held by the Krays in 1966.

## History

Little is known of Lennie Dunn but he played a vital role in the Frank Mitchell case and ultimately contributed to Nipper Read's case against them, although it didn't result in the conviction Nipper was hoping for.

Lennie ran a stall on Whitechapel Market selling books, mainly soft pornography. Hence the nickname. He knew of the Twins, as everyone in the East End did at the time, but wasn't "on the Firm," although he was desperate to be. He wasn't part of the Mitchell plan initially but as the Escape Party drove into London a few hours after Mitchell had walked off Dartmoor, the safe house that Nobby Clark had promised in Priscilla Road, fell through. He got cold feet at the prospect of Mitchell sharing a house with his parents.

Charlie Kray knew Lennie Dunn as he drank with some of the Firm, and he also knew that Lennie's wife had left him and he lived alone in his flat in Barking Road. Lennie was thrilled at finally being involved in the Firms activities, he had arrived. He was paid £500 for his trouble and stayed at the flat throughout the 12 days, but was relegated to sleeping on his own sofa to make way for Mitchell and the minder that was brought in to keep an eye on things. He cooked and cleaned and generally looked after everyone.

He was there on Christmas Eve, Mitchell's last day in the flat. And helped pack his clothes when Albert Donoghue told Frank that he was going to spend Christmas in the country with Ronnie Kray. And in the end, it was Lennie Dunn who gave Nipper Read the whole story on Mitchell's escape and how it ended. Consumed with paranoia after the Krays were arrested in 1968, and after seeing a newspaper stand screaming out the headline "Krays: New Moves Today", Lennie convinced himself that he was about to be arrested so instead, he handed himself into the police and told them everything.
Rose Lee

**Rose Wiltshire** (formerly **Lee**) was the sister to Violet Kray and the maternal auntie to the Kray twins.

Her death from leukaemia had a profound effect on Ronnie Kray (who was very close to his aunt) and states his mental illness was triggered by her death in 1955 when he was twenty-two years o

Hee hawRose was born in 1907 and was the first daughter to Jimmy Lee (1877-1971) and Mary Lee (b. 1867). Shortly followed by Violet two years later, May in 1911 and finally John in 1914.

In 1927, Rose Lee married William Wiltshire in Shoreditch and shortly gave birth to a son named William, where they stayed with Jimmy and Mary, the twin's maternal grandparents on London Street. Aunt Rose was known for her aggressive attitude and was often caught up in fights around the local area in Bethnal Green, and she often stuck up for the twins if they were involved in fights or criminal activity. When Ronnie was teased in school about his eyebrows being too close together, she told him that it was a sign that he was 'born to be hanged'. Her anti-authority attitude and larger than life character made her the twin's favourite.

During the 1960s, Violet's sisters Rose and May lived either side of her in Vallance Road, her brother Jimmy slept downstairs in the living room, while Grandad Jimmy 'Cannonball' Lee, Grandma Lee and their son John and his wife lived across the road in the cafe they owned. Aunt Rose was living with her husband and son next door to her parents in a flat at 45 Dunbridge Street (as London Street had been recently renamed).

## Death

It had been known by the family for two years that Aunt Rose was ill with leukaemia and she passed away on Christmas Day 1955. The news of her death was reportedly kept from Ronnie but whilst in a psychiatric unit himself, he was put in a straight jacket after reacting to the news badly, after Reggie had written to him.
Rose was portrayed by actress Susan Fleetwood in *The Krays (film)* in 1990.
43 Braithwaite House

The flats in 1968 and again in 2016

### Notable events

Flat owned by Violet and Charles Kray, and place where the twins were arrested on 8th May 1968

### Status

Still present today

**Braithwaite House** is a block of 1960s brutalist style flats in Central London.

Violet Kray, mother of the gangster Kray brothers owned number 43 on the ninth floor, and was the locations where Ronnie and Reggie were arrested in connection with gangland crimes including murder and fraud on 8 May 1968, whilst Violet and Charles were on holiday in Suffolk.

## History

Built in the 1960s, this nineteen-storey modern tower block overlooking Bunhill Row, had become the new Kray family home by 1967. The edifice of concrete and steel, utterly in keeping with the architectural style of 1960s urban development, cast its long shadow over Bunhill Fields burial ground, the final resting place of such luminaries as Daniel Defoe, William Blake, John Bunyan and Susanna Wesley. Today, such soulless architecture is considered in a poor light, but back then, some of the new occupants felt lucky to have homes free of damp and mice, and with proper bathrooms. However, most didn't, and compulsory ''slum' clearance and re-development separated families, split communities and led to much social isolation and stress. Uprooting people who had lived in familiar streets or areas for generations. The Kray and Lee families had been relocated against their will gradually to their new accommodation, all of which would have been palatial compared to Vallance Road, despite lacking the much-missed character, history, memories and familiar community of the dwindling east east end.

Violet and Charlie Snr were first to go, moving into Flat 43 of Braithwaite House, on the ninth floor. “If you’d seen our tears you’d have thought she was emigrating instead of going a short bus ride to a flat in Bunhill Row,” cousin Rita Smith later recalled. Over time, the Vallance Road terrace that had seen so much happiness and sadness began to empty in readiness for demolition; Grandad and Nanny Lee, now in their 80s, had become stuck in their ways enough to be dragged protesting to a maisonette in Cheshire Street; Aunt May and Albert would later move to the brand new Charles Dickens House in Mansford Street, Bethnal Green, and cousin Rita ended up in nearby Blythendale House. Braithwaite House became the new centre of Kray operations, and the airy living room, with its huge picture windows commanding excellent views of the City of London, would immediately replace its cosy Vallance Road equivalent as a venue for regular Firm meetings.
Jakku

> *"Why does everyone want to go back to Jakku?" -* Finn
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**Jakku** is a desert planet in the Colonies portion of the known galaxy. It was the battleground of the final battle of the Galactic Civil War, and is home to the wrecks of vehicles crashed there.

## Notable inhabitants

* Rey
* Unkar Plutt

## Appearances

*NOTE: THIS LIST IS INCOMPLETE*

* Star Wars: Episode VII *The Force Awakens*(first appearance)
* Star Wars: Aftermath *Empire's End*
Johnny Squibb

**Jonathan 'Johnny' Squibb** was a lifelong friend of the twins, who assisted in a financial matter concerning The Boothby Affair, accompanying them to the court case. The twins continued to write to him whilst they were in prison and he featured in a documentary about the twins in the early 2000s.

## History

### Early life

John Squibb was born in Stepney, London in 1931 being the 2nd child of a family of 6. His father, Harry, was a decorated soldier having served his time with the elite commandos, The Highland Guards. His mother, Alice, was a dedicated housewife, who like many of London's East End, spent her time bringing up a family during the London blitz of World War 2.

John's childhood was spent roaming the bomb sites for pieces of scrap that he could later trade to provide a little help to the household fund. The war had just ended and Britain was in a deep depression, work was sparse and most families lived from day to day. Despite this, a community spirit existed in London's East end and people still found ways to enjoy themselves. Most had an attachment to horses as this was the preferred way to travel and work. John was no exception as his father was a wheelwright by trade and spent much of his time repairing the cart whes that took their toll on the cobblestone streets. Along with the horses came the pigeons and most houses kept some form of loft. For many, it was in the form of the coal shed or out house that had been converted but in John's case, his father had the luxury of a good size race loft.

   Johns relationship with his father was a tense one. John had his own mind and often did not see eye to eye with his father, and despite his love for pigeons he was not given access to the loft. His father would race every week and Johns role was restricted to say the least and eventually he was allowed a small loft that was no more than 2 square meters. Constructed of discarded orange boxes and old pallets it sat on top of the outside coal shed / toilet. From here John would compete against his father every week and most of the time, to his fathers annoyance, he would beat him. This competitive streak was to stay with John all his life and it could be said that this strict upbringing taught to him at a early age to stand on his own two feet and look after himself.

### Marriage

Rose and John were childhood sweethearts, and met when they were just 15 years old. Born in Hackney, London in 1931, Rose was the inspiration for everything John did and achieved. They got married on Christmas Day when they were 19 years old and spent a lifetime together, never apart. True to the East End of London's tradition they were to have a good size family.
5 children in total, John, Linda, Gary, Bruce and Penelope (Penny). Squibb raced pigeons in his later life.
Buller Ward

**Henry "Buller" Ward** was a gangland figure who was born to an Italian mother and Irish father. He was initially a close associate to the twins and The Firm but an argument took place outside The Grave Maurice in which Ward was cut by Reggie Kray across the face in 1966 in The Regency, and he required over thirty stitches. Ward has allegedly made an agreement with rival gang member Tony Maffia.

He had a son, Bonner Ward who attempted to cut Lenny Hamilton. One evening in The Regency Club in Stoke Newington, Hamilton was with Abrahams and a number of his gang when an altercation broke out between Hamilton and a man named Bonner Ward: this resulted in Ward attempting to cut Hamilton across the back with a razor in the toilets, failing, and having his nose broken in return. ‘Big’ Pat Connolly was present and word must have reached the twins soon after. This was problematic: Bonner Ward was the son of veteran London villain Henry ‘Buller’ Ward, who had been well-respected and feared in the criminal fraternity from the early 1950s onward. This then later led to his branding from Ronnie Kray.

## Books

* *Buller*, Tony Gray and Henry Ward, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; First Edition edition (4th March 1974)
* *Bullets, Blood and Broken Bodies*: The extraordinary criminal career of Buller Ward, David Weeks, 2008
Chingford Old Church

The church in 2014

**All Saints Church** or also known as **Chingford Old Church** is a Grade II\* listed Church of England church at Old Church Road, Chingford, E4.

It dates to the 12th century and it is the place where Violet Kray's highly attended funeral was held on the 11th August 1982, where Charlie Kray and a frail Charles Kray also attended, followed by Ronnie and Reggie, this being the first time the twins had been seen in public since their arrest in 1969.

## History

All Saints, commonly known as the Old Church, served as the parish church until 1844. The building has Norman origins, although the present building dates from the late 13th century. The tower was added in the 14th century and the porch in 1547, paid for by the pawning of the church plate.

By the 1840s, the church (which had become known as the ‘Green Church’ because of the ivy that had climbed the walls and roof and became a famous subject for Romantic art had fallen into such a state of deterioration that it became necessary to abandon it. The church fell out of any use until its restoration in 1930.

Today, after further and more recent restoration, the church stands as a beautiful reminder of Chingford’s past. It is well worth a visit and continues to form a vital and living part of today’s Parish. The Hall and Church are full of activity during the week with choir rehearsals, guides, brownies, slimming world and keep fit classes.

Charles Kray was later buried here in 1983, but the twins decided not to attend, due to the large mass of people that swarmed the church for their mother's funeral.
Sarah Reindhold

Sarah is the heiress of the once prestigious house Reindhold. Her supernatural abilities manifested at a young age, causing her uncle Alfred to use all of his influence and power to get her taken in by the church as a Saint. Since then she has worked hard to master her innate skills and use them to support the Nathaniel cause. She hopes this way she can help as many people as possible.

### Light Church Mystic — Lv. 30 (small base)

**Summoner Level:** 1
**Affinity:** Light

**Mist of the Hallowed:** Any ranged attacks against a friendly unit within Sarah's Control Zone suffer -1 Attack.

**oo — Nathaniel's Incense (Magic, Effect)**
Units within Sarah's Control Zone recover 2 LP each during the Recovery Phase, and cannot be Stunned due to a Crash. **Upkeep: o**

**o — Stigmata (Magic, Effect, Reactive)**
When a friendly Unit within Sarah's Control Zone would lose LP due to their own ability or rules, Sarah loses the LP instead.

**oo — Nathaniel's Hand (Magic, Effect)**
Magic and Ki abilities that are being Upkept by units within Sarah's Control Zone are cancelled. Effect 16. **Limit:** Once per turn.
The Double R Club

Business card for the club

**The Double R Club** was a nightclub at 145 Bow Road in Bow named after the twins whilst Ronnie Kray was imprisoned for assault. The club was a business initially set up by Reggie and Charlie Kray during the late 1950s.

## History

Reggie Kray acquired the club in 1957. The twins already owned the billiard hall on Eric Street, The Regal, and business was going well. The building was situated at 145 Bow Road and was in need of repair and redecoration. After gathering the needed legal paperwork and licences, Reggie and Charlie took joint partnership over the business as his twin was in prison. It officially opened on Wednesday 6th May 1957, and was a place for East End people to enjoy like the West End of London. There was live music and a jukebox, with a car park and gymnasium and boxing ring upstairs. Many celebrities visited the club including Jackie Collins, George Sewell and Barbara Windsor. It was alleged when he was released from prison, Ronnie Kray brought a donkey and dwarves into the club, which affected the atmosphere and dwindled custom.

The Black Swan was a short walk from the club, which was also frequented by the Krays. Today, the place where the Double R once stood is now the playground of a school, close to the plaque for the Bryant & May Testimonial Fountain.

## References

* Bennett, John. *Krayology* (2015). Mango Books.
Khaine D'Lacreu

*Einzig von Khaine D'Lacreu wurde von den Cipher Studios eine limitierte Miniatur veröffentlich.*

Kaine is the daughter of the legendary knight Rubedo D´elacreu of the sacred Order of Mikael. As with all her family, she is one of the beloved chosen of Azrael, the Lady of the Swords.

### Light Wanderer Warrior — Lv. 45 (small base)

**ooo — Divine Intervention (Magic, Reactive)**
You can re-roll a die of any friendly unit inside Khaine's Control Zone.

**ooo — Sacred Attack (Ki, Attack)**
+3 Attack / +2 Damage. Dark units suffer double damage from this attack.

**oo — Martyr Sacrifice (Magic, Reactive)**
You can redirect the damage from a friendly unit inside your Control Zone to Khaine instead.