| The Krays 17:33 - Aug 15 with 25431 views | Rogerstone |
Just back from London town and I didn't realise that the Krays were locked up in the tower of London before being transferred to prison for not doing national service.
Anyway it got me thinking of some of the Swansea connection stories I heard about the Krays.
Have any of u heardknow any? [Post edited 15 Aug 2016 19:08]
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| The Krays on 22:12 - Apr 14 with 13974 views | jack_lord |
I wish my memory was a little better as the mafia crew used a place I worked in as a kind of meeting place |  |
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| The Krays on 23:11 - Apr 14 with 13910 views | raynor94 |
Talking of the Swansea mafia, I see Jonathan Wignall has been jailed for 3 years for harassing his wife Ruth the ITV weather woman. |  |
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| The Krays on 23:27 - Apr 14 with 13887 views | onehunglow |
Yeah yeah.Women were safe when Ron and Reg ruled. Pity they weren’t around today
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| The Krays on 23:28 - Apr 14 with 13898 views | howenjack |
Ive had a pint in the Blind Beggar on the mile end road .
They used to run a pub called the Grave maurice among a few others and Esmerelda's Barn in the west end -haven't heard of anything to do with Swansea . I did hear a rumour going around that they tried to gain a foothold in Brum which was run by the fewtrells didn't come to anything though. | | | |
| The Krays on 07:19 - Apr 15 with 13834 views | RonaldStump |
Ronnie Kray got a hiding when exiting Jingles on the high street after getting caught up in a row between Blaen y Maes and Townhill that had been fighting all the way up wind street and High street after a night in the Pit. | |
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| The Krays on 07:54 - Apr 15 with 13794 views | KeithHaynes |
Most of this thread is before my time, but there are many usernames not evident today ( even though we have more than ever ) |  |
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| The Krays on 09:33 - Apr 15 with 13730 views | onehunglow |
| The Krays on 07:54 - Apr 15 by KeithHaynes |
Most of this thread is before my time, but there are many usernames not evident today ( even though we have more than ever ) |
You're not missing much Guv | |
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| The Krays on 09:36 - Apr 15 with 13729 views | onehunglow |
Always makes me chuckle to read this pair of pond life as hard men. Only hard with weapons of offence.
Both would have been blown away in military assessment and training for warfare with a real enemy .
It's a sick British trait to deify villains who should have been flushed down the sink at birth. | |
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| The Krays on 11:00 - Apr 15 with 13688 views | angryjack |
| The Krays on 09:36 - Apr 15 by onehunglow |
Always makes me chuckle to read this pair of pond life as hard men. Only hard with weapons of offence.
Both would have been blown away in military assessment and training for warfare with a real enemy .
It's a sick British trait to deify villains who should have been flushed down the sink at birth. |
They had a lot of your mates in their back pocket as well....scum police | | | |
| The Krays on 13:03 - Apr 16 with 13426 views | Slugster664 |
My mate is one of the Richardson's grand-daughters, lovely woman...bit nuts! She often tells stories of a few of their more 'legal exploits', absolute gentlemen she says even though not around too much as a grandfather.
She used to go on holidays quite often with Roy Shaw and other infamous London names, Roy was a wonderful man she says. Can't remember his full name(Dave ???, lots of bling, big cigar)was an arrogant barsteward, not popular by all accounts.
I often asked stories ref the Krays, never gave out too much tbh...as if it was frowned upon to talk about them. Can't remember if there was a beef with the 2 families or not... |  |
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| The Krays on 04:56 - Apr 17 with 13285 views | angryjack |
| The Krays on 13:03 - Apr 16 by Slugster664 |
My mate is one of the Richardson's grand-daughters, lovely woman...bit nuts! She often tells stories of a few of their more 'legal exploits', absolute gentlemen she says even though not around too much as a grandfather.
She used to go on holidays quite often with Roy Shaw and other infamous London names, Roy was a wonderful man she says. Can't remember his full name(Dave ???, lots of bling, big cigar)was an arrogant barsteward, not popular by all accounts.
I often asked stories ref the Krays, never gave out too much tbh...as if it was frowned upon to talk about them. Can't remember if there was a beef with the 2 families or not... |
Dave Courtney... | | | |
| The Krays on 23:13 - Apr 17 with 13143 views | Slugster664 |
| The Krays on 04:56 - Apr 17 by angryjack |
Dave Courtney... |
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| The Krays on 19:44 - Mar 8 with 972 views | theloneranger |
"Dave Courtney will continue supporting causes close to his heart after his death — with some of his estate going to charity."
"The gangster-turned-celebrity will provide the funds from beyond the grave as his final wishes are carried out."
"A representative said that between 5% and 10% of his estate is due to go to charity once it has been settled, depending on how much some of his possessions sell for at an online auction."
"The actor and author asked for some of the money — expected to be in the tens of thousands of pounds — to go to Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM), where he had been a patron since 2020."
"Courtney had taken part in a series of aid runs by road to provide essential humanitarian aid for displaced people in the war-torn country following Russia’s full-scale invasion a little over two years ago."
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/07/gangster-turned-actor-left-chunk-estate-autism-gr |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| The Krays on 19:51 - Mar 8 with 958 views | onehunglow |
Another one | |
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