Bert Rossi, boss of London's Little Italy

Gangs of London

He was a really old man when he died, a one-time mob boss of London’s Little Italy. Sometimes he was called “The General of Clerkenwell.” In a life that long, there must be a richness, a flavor of spice that carries his endeavors through decades of time unlawfully extant. A thousand memories of people and places, good and bad. Heavy on the bad.

Bert Rossi was part of the gangs of London which had existed for hundreds of years, long before the gangs of New York strode the streets of Manhattan Island. Clerkenwell, an ancient London parish, has been around since the 12th century, in the north-eastern corner of the central city.

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https://historiclondontours.com/tales-of-london/f/londons-peaky-blinders-the-sabini-gang

Picture of the Sabinis and Cortesis in 1920. With Darby being the man to the right of the man sitting down.

The Real Peaky Blinders: Attacking coppers, gambling on horses, fighting with fists and guns https://gangstersinc.org/blog/the-real-peaky-blinders-attacking-coppers-gambling-on-horses-figh

Peaky Blinders is one of the best crime series hands down, I believe a movie is in the works also.