The Blind Beggar Montfort. The pub was built in 1894 on the site of an inn which had been established before 1654, and named after the legend of Henry de Montfort, a son of Simon de Montfort. In 1865, William Booth preached his first open-air sermon outside the Blind Beggar, which led to the establishment of the East London Christian Mission, later to become the Salvation Army. William Booth is commemorated by a nearby statue. The Blind Beggar is notorious for its connection to East End gangsters the Kray twins. On 9 March 1966, Ronnie Kray shot and murdered George Cornell, an associate
Thomas Cornell (artist) (1966), the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship (1966–67), Ford Foundation Grant (1969–70), and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (1993). Cornell was a founding member of the Union of Maine Visual Artists, and served as President from 1991 to 1992. He has also been elected to the National Academy of Design and the Grolier Club. The art of Thomas Cornell is included in the following collections: Thomas Cornell died of cancer at the age of 75 on December 7, 2012. Thomas Cornell (artist) Thomas Browne Cornell (March 1, 1937- December 7, 2012) was an American artist. Cornell was known