Albert Dimes - Wikipedia
George Albert "Italian Al" Arthur Dimeo (1914 – November 1972) was a Scottish-Italian criminal and enforcer, who operated in Little Italy, London.
Alt London Tours: Soho Gangland and the Fight that Never Was
When Jack Spot and Albert Dimes - two illegal bookmakers - met to fight in Soho in 1955, there was only one victim: the Truth. In an armed struggle to secure street betting territory, both men...
Soho’s ‘fight that never was’ | News - Law Gazette
Sep 3, 2018 · The other man was ‘Italian’ Albert Dimes, the right-hand man of the soi-disant ‘Boss of Britain’s Underworld’ Billy Hill, with whom Spot had once shared control of Soho’s underworld.
Once upon a time, Jack Spot was the big name in gangland
Apr 20, 2017 · In 1955 Jack Spot encountered Albert Dimes, born Dimeo, outside Bar Italia in Frith Street, Soho. The two fought tooth and nail, inflicting serious injuries on each other, until …
Gangs of London - gangstersinc.org
Nov 12, 2023 · Albert Dimes. There were plenty of other groups fighting for control of London’s criminal underworld during this period. They included another English-Italian gangster called Alberto Dimeo. Ten years older than Rossi, he ran extortion and protection rackets along with bookmaking operations in Little Italy, and was one of Soho’s biggest loan ...
London's crime leader - Evening Standard
Apr 11, 2012 · The long description of his fight with rival villain Albert Dimes is one of the most harrowing passages in the book. The narrative is built on interviews, police, court and newspaper archives...
Albert Dimes - The Kray Twins Wiki
George Albert "Italian Al" Arthur Dimeo was a Scottish-born criminal and enforcer, who operated in Clerkenwell, East London, England. Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire to an Italian father and Scottish mother, he moved to London with his family and grew up …
The gangsters who ruled the East End - PressReader
Apr 21, 2017 · In 1955 Jack Spot encountered Albert Dimes, born Dimeo, outside Bar Italia in Frith Street, Soho. The two fought tooth and nail, inflicting serious injuries on each other, until facing the ultimate deterrent — a furious large Jewish woman, greengrocer’s wife Sophie Hyams, who beat the pair of them about the head with a large metal scoop.
Film Review: “Ronnie’s” — The Story of a World ... - The Arts Fuse
Feb 6, 2022 · One of the club’s frequent fans was the area’s top gangster — known as Italian Albert Dimes. His mere presence scared off the two-bit hoodlums desiring “protection money” from the fledgling club, and he felt so supportive of the novice club owners that he never accepted offers of free entrance.
Albert Dimes (1915 — November, 1972) | World Biographical …
Albert "Italian First Rate (at Lloyd's)" George Arthur Dimes was an English criminal and enforcer from Clerkenwell, East London.
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