Pub Rudolph Nureyev. It was used by the serial-killer Colin Ireland to pick up victims. Jack Straw's Castle was a pub named after Jack Straw, one of the three leaders of Peasants' Revolt, the pub was active since 14th Century until its destruction by The Blitz during second world war. In 1966 The Blind Beggar in Whitechapel became infamous as the scene of a murder committed by gangster Ronnie Kray. The Ten Bells is associated with several of the victims of Jack the Ripper. In 1955, Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the United Kingdom, shot David Blakely as he
Skeptics in the Pub a television appearance as "Convener of Skeptics in the Pub" on the BBC spoof show "Shirley Ghostman", then led the group from 2003 to 2008. As of 2011, the London group was co-convened by Sid Rodrigues, who has co-organised events in several other cities around the world. This group has conducted experiments on the paranormal as part of James Randi's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge and co-organised "An Evening with James Randi & Friends". The ease of use of the internet, via social networking sites and content management systems, has led to more than 100 active chapters around the world,