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Bethnal green stations
During the
war Bethnal green station was used as an air raid shelter during the war, on
the 3rd of march 1943, 173 people were killed by the falling station while
trying to enter, it still stands today with most of the original design.
Cuts to the London hospital
The royal
London hospital is the oldest and most well known in the east end, located in
Whitechapel the hospital is full of history.
Edith Cavell images
Edith
Louisa Cavell a British nurse born in Brussels. At aged 30 she worked at the
royal London hospital. November 1914 Cavell was moving British and French
soldiers from Belgium to the Netherlands. She was arrested on the 3rd of august
1915 charged with harbouring allied soldiers. On the 12th October 1915 Cavell
was 49 years old when she was shot for her crimes.
Joseph Merrick images
Joseph
Carey Merrick also known as elephant man was an English man born with severe
deformities was exhibited at a freak show as elephant man. On the 11th April
1890 he died in the royal London hospital aged 27.
Ronnie and Reggie Kray images
Ronald and
Reginald born on the 24th of October 1933, were English gangsters feared
throughout the east end. The Krays were known for their armed robberies, arson
and murders. The Krays were leaders of an east end gang called the firm,
known meeting points of the gang were places like pelliccis a workers café in
Bethnal green road. On the 9th of March 1966 Ronnie Kray had shot George
Cornell an associate of a rival gang called the Richardson's. Kray shot Cornell
in the head after finding out he had called Ronnie a fat poof. Both brothers
then spent the rest of their lives behind bars. Ronnie dies on the 17th of March
1995 at the age of 61 from a heart attack. Reggie had died on the 1st of
October 2000 at the age of 66 from bladder cancer.
Beigel shop footage
Established
in 1974 they create beigels in the traditional Jewish style and the shop
produces 7,000 beigels a day.
Additional footage
A lot has
shaped the east end to what it is today from the history to the fashion and the
culture and I am proud to call the east end my home.
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