Twin brothers Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (1933-1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (1933-2000) were English gangsters who were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London during the 1950s and 1960s.
A collection of black and white photos show Ronnie and Reggie as lads growing up and as mobsters mixing with the rich and famous. Once described as the most dangerous men in Britain, the Kray twins were never shy about posing for the camera. And, as these unseen images show, they revelled in their hard-man reputations right from the start.
(Photos © Barcroft Media)
A collection of black and white photos show Ronnie and Reggie as lads growing up and as mobsters mixing with the rich and famous. Once described as the most dangerous men in Britain, the Kray twins were never shy about posing for the camera. And, as these unseen images show, they revelled in their hard-man reputations right from the start.
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| (From left) Ronnie Kray, unknown, Terry Allen, Pat Connolly, 'Old Steff' and Reggie Kray London, England |
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| Ronnie Kray having drinks with American singer Johnny Ray |
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| Ronnie Kray relaxing with a friend at Victoria Park in Hackney, London |
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| (From left) Dickie Morgan, Harry Abrahams, Reggie Kray and Charlie Kray in Bethnal Green, London |
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| Ronnie and Reggie Kray with older brother Charlie's son Gary Kray in Bethnal Green, London |
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| Kray twins (centre) with friends and Ronnie's pet dog Freda when they were evacuated during the Second World War in Suffolk, England |
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| The Kray twins (left and right) with Dickie Morgan (centre right) and another associate in Bethnal Green |
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| Ronnie and Charlie Kray on a day out at the seaside with friends and children |
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| Ronnie Kray, Leslie Burman and Reggie in Bethnal Green |
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| Ronnie, Charlie, Gary and Reggie Kray outside their home at Vallance Road in Bethnal Green |
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| The Kray twins (left and midde right) with Dickie Morgan (left middle) and Laurie O'Leary in Bethnal Green |
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| Reggie and Ronnie Kray as young boxers in Bethnal Green, London |
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| (From left) Johnny Carden, Willie Malone, Joe Schaffer and Pat Connolly at Reggie Kray & Frances Shea's wedding |
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| Ronnine Kray posing with pianist Winifred Atwell and some local children in London |
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| Reggie Kray (2nd left) relaxing with friends at a local lido in London, England |
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| Bethnal Green hardman Chunky Morgan lifting two of the Kray's associates in Bethnal Green, London |
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| (From left) Billy Donovan, Pat Connolly, Reg Kray, Charlie Kray, Johnny Davis, Tommy Flat, far right unknown, bottom two unknown at Regal Billiards Hall in Bethnal Green, London |
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| Actress Barbara Windsor with Ronnie Kray |
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| Reggie Kray with his wife Frances Kray and Terry Allen |
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| The Kray's Aunt May, laughing outside the Kray's home in Bethnal Green, London |
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| Charlie Kray Snr relaxing at Victoria Park in Hackney, London |
(Photos © Barcroft Media)
In the excellent 4 shot, the man left middle isn't Dickie Morgan but is Brian Dovey an old friend soon to be killed in a motorbike crash. The man on the right isn't O'Leary but is Tony Lambrianou. The photo was taken outside the Kearley & Tonge factory in Bethnal Green..
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