The Blind Beggar The Blind Beggar The Blind Beggar is a pub on Whitechapel Road in Whitechapel in the East End of London, England. It is where Ronnie Kray murdered George Cornell in front of witnesses, and is the location of William Booth's first sermon, which led to the creation of the Salvation Army. It was the nearest outlet (or brewery tap) for the Manns Albion brewery, where the first modern Brown Ale was brewed. The pub was built in 1894 on the site of an inn which had been established before 1654, and takes its name from the legend of Henry de
Theakston Brewery Black Bull Bitter ("3.9% ABV") was brewed to commemorate the Theakson's first pub where the first Theakston's beers were brewed and sold. Traditional Mild ("3.5% ABV") is a dry Dark Mild launched in 1992. Lightfoot Bitter ("4.1%abv") originally brewed as a seasonal bitter, but with its high popularity has become a regular Theakstons brew. Golden in colour and bitter in taste. Old Peculier ("5.6% ABV"), an old ale, is Theakston's most famous beer. Old Peculier has been made under this name since the 1890s. In 2000, it won the silver medal in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s Champion Winter