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...that once upon a time...in Chingford, England the Bull and Crown was THE place to be. During World War II Sgt. George Victory Stein was serving in the United States Army and was stationed with the Anti-Air Craft Units nearby. On one evening while he was drinking at the bar known as the Bull and Crown, a young English woman named Annie Hawkins, dropped by the pick up a packet of cigarettes. My father happened to be visiting with this young woman's father. This young English woman was told by a married friend, "If I were you, I'd go over and visit with that good-looking Yank your father is talking to." The English woman did go and visit with her father and the "Yank". They fell in love, and Sgt. Stein carved his initials and name on the lead of the door windows at 4 Balgony Road, nearby. After D-Day they were married. Sgt. Stein stayed in the Army, then joined the Air Force and served a total of 26 years and was married to Annie Hawkins for 54 years. They had three children, two were born during assignments in Germany and the youngest was born in London at nearby Ruislip Air Force base. It all started at the Bull & Crown and the rest is history.

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• ...that St Paul's, Covent Garden is known as the British "Actors' Church" and bears monuments to such names as Charlie Chaplin and Vivien Leigh?
  • Actors? or churches with unusual affiliations - there's also the 'clown's church' in Haggerston. (London churches were done in May 2006) Kbthompson (talk) 10:06, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

• Concentrating on 1908, the not 1944 and 1948; rather than the 2012 - you know when we'll use that ... Kbthompson (talk) 10:03, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

• A deep vein of opportunity. Kbthompson (talk) 10:03, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

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