AROUND THE GREEN
During the late 1960s, the pub was their meeting place in which business meetings were held about various errands that The Firm would need to discuss. In addition, Kray family parties were held here at Christmas and New Year, with Reggie stating many a happy night, was spent in the pub. The Krays allegedly decorated the place in a faux Regency style with striped wallpaper to match their West End nightclub, and there is a chip in the paint on one of the cast iron roof pillars revealing the burgundy colour scheme of that period. The twins hung their childhood boxing gloves over the Carpenters’ crest behind the bar and according to the last proprietors of the pub, the Krays installed a bespoke bar surface during the time they owned the pub - allegedly the surface employed was allegedly a coffin lid, although this is something of an urban myth.
The current manager stated that "the Krays liked it because the bar was long and narrow and had just one entrance, which meant they could see anyone coming in." It is also claimed that Reggie took a carving knife from the pub kitchen to stab Jack “The Hat” McVitie at a house party in Stoke Newington on the 29th October 1967. Reggie Kray's funeral procession went along Cheshire Street and past the pub on the 11th October 2000.
Current landlords Eric and Nigel have renovated the interior and there is always a large display of fresh flowers on the bar, and a large painted portrait of the Krays on the wall. Various weapons such as hammers, pliers, bats and knives are displayed in a glass display cabinet in the back room.
The current manager stated that "the Krays liked it because the bar was long and narrow and had just one entrance, which meant they could see anyone coming in." It is also claimed that Reggie took a carving knife from the pub kitchen to stab Jack “The Hat” McVitie at a house party in Stoke Newington on the 29th October 1967. Reggie Kray's funeral procession went along Cheshire Street and past the pub on the 11th October 2000.
Current landlords Eric and Nigel have renovated the interior and there is always a large display of fresh flowers on the bar, and a large painted portrait of the Krays on the wall. Various weapons such as hammers, pliers, bats and knives are displayed in a glass display cabinet in the back room.