Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. Bethnal Green is situated in 5.3 km (3.3 miles) north east of the Charing Cross. During the 19th century, this place was characterized by market gardens and also by many silk - weaving traders. This was also a place of gardens and large houses. In the end of 19th century, this place was also one of the slums in the London. The operator of Bethel Green was “Jack the Ripper”.
In the year 1900, the “Old Nichol Street Rookery” was destroyed, and in the same site they started a “Boundary Estate”, near by boundary with Shore ditch. This building was also known as the first council housing in the world, and brothers Bernard Delfont and Lew Grade were brought up in this place.

In 1943, the Bethnal tube station which was not opened was a site of wartime disaster. Lots of families and people crowded in this underground tube station to escape from the German bombing. Even tough the sound of the bomb explosions started the panic and one hundred and seventy three people was crushed and died in this incident. The news of the death of these people was not released as it will damage the wartime morale.

During the 1960s, “Kray twins” who were famous gangsters lived in this place, but by the starting of the 21st century, this place started to undergo a route of gentrification.

Most of the famous sketches of Lou and Andy in the Little Britain are also filmed in “Bethnal Green’. This place is also famous for staple cheap London mash, meal and pie with jellied eels. The Kelly’s shop which was located in Bethel Green Road was famous for mash and pie. They also have 2 outlets in this area.

Bethel Green is also well - known for street market on “Roman Road”. This market is specialized for fashion. The seventh model of “Lara Croft” (Karima Adebibe) lives in this place with her family. In the videogame of Lara Croft the Bethnal Getaway is showed as a hub of cockney gangster activity.

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