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George Burchett of Bow, the King of Tattooist

George Burchett: the tattoo artist from Bow who drew on Kings

3 April 20232 May 2023 Suyeon Kang Features

George Burchett, known as the ‘King of Tattooists’, lived in Bow in the 1900s and tattooed Kings. His legacy as one of the forerunners of the tattoo industry as it is today survives him and his ink will go down in history.

English and British flags over war memorial on Cyprus Street in Bethnal Green, East London.

Photos by Tabitha Stapely © Social Streets CIC

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Cyprus Street: The street that lost the most

3 May 202130 April 2021 Suyeon Kang

Cyprus Street suffered the highest number of casualties from any one road in London during the Great War, but it was no coincidence.