It was London in the late 1950s and the 1960s that became the location and period most associated with a high-proﬁle, and heavily mythologized ´gangland´ in Britain, epitomized by the operations of the Brown brothers in the East End of London and the Isley brothers who originated south of the river Thames.

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The period and location are correct, but it was the Kray twins (Ronnie and Reggie Kray), not the Brown brothers, who were the notorious gangsters in the East End of London. The Isley brothers are not known as gangsters; they are actually a famous music group.

It Was London in the Late 1950s and the 1960s