One of the last remaining 'Pearly Kings' who was the inspiration behind Del Boy is fighting to keep the Cockney tradition alive - saying there are only around 12 left. George Major, 86, who was ...

A museum dedicated to London's Pearly Kings and Queens has been attracting visitors to a corner of Surrey for the last five years. The Cockney Museum in Stoneleigh opened its doors in 2020 and has had ...

Rough-and-ready East End neighbourhoods such as Whitechapel, Stepney Green, Mile End and Bethnal Green are steeped in history and tradition and nowadays are home to a myriad of cultures. They are also ...

The UK’s first designated Cockney Museum has opened in Surrey, after an 82-year-old man realised his dream to celebrate the cockney community and its history. George Major has opened the museum in the ...

Two modern-day Pearly Queens who continue the Cockney tradition of leading fundraising activities across London An academic report has suggested the idea of "Cockney culture" could be used as a tool ...

The recently unearthed photographs reveal the fascinating characters who roamed the streets of London in the roaring twenties and give us a snapshot of what life in the capital looked like A Pearly ...

One of the last remaining 'Pearly Kings' who was the inspiration behind Del Boy is fighting to keep the Cockney tradition alive - saying there are only around 12 left. George Major, 86, who was ...

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