#227 - Silly Little Boys (Kensington, London, UK)

Murder Mile UK True Crime

Murder Mile UK True-Crime Podcast

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🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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#227 - Silly Little Boys. This is 19-25 Harrington Gardens in Kensington, SW7. In the early hours of Tuesday 9th of March 1954, two immature young boys called Ted & Ian chose to get rich quick, by breaking in, tying up the night porter, and robbing the hotel of its haul of cigarettes and cash. It should have been a simple robbery for two simple boys… but being so inept, their inexperience led to a good man’s murder.

Date: Tuesday 9th of March 1954 at roughly 1am
Location: Aban Court Hotel, 19-25 Harrington Gardens, Kensington, London, Britain, SW7
Victim: 1 (George Frederick Smart)
Culprit: 2 (Kenneth 'Ted' Gilbert and Ian Arthur Grant)

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0:25.2	The Open University. The future is open. Welcome to Murder Mile.
0:44.3	Today, I'm standing on Harrington Gardens in Kensington, SW7.
1:00.0	Two roads north of the unsolved killing of Countess Lubyenska.
1:06.0	Just a few roads west of the murder of Detective Sergeant Raymond Purdy
1:13.6	and a short walk north of the Union rep, who blew his whistle too early. Coming soon to Murdemarle.
1:18.6	At 19 to 25 Harrington Gardens currently stands the other house.
1:26.6	A six-story mid-Victorian terrace, which like a currently stands the other house.
1:33.8	A six-story mid-Victorian terrace, which like it once was, is a residence club,
1:39.8	where posh patrons enjoy the privilege of living in a hotel room for a year,
1:46.4	without being blighted by their snot-nosed brats or nightly fights with their spouse.
1:49.4	Imagine that.
1:53.7	The sheets in your second home change daily by a mate,
1:57.4	a busboy stock in your minibar with free toblowers,
2:03.0	and you can even leave your skanky pants by the door for the valet to clean.
2:05.2	Oh joy!
2:13.7	Little has changed since 1954 when this was the Aberncourt Hotel.
2:20.7	A mid-level hotel for passing trades and long-term residents, which catered for 1950s tastes. Serving pies and puddings for dinner in the carvery, daily newspapers delivered
2:28.8	to your door, and you can even buy cigarettes at the reception.
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