Tag: Jonathan Wild
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Saffron Hill: London’s Lost World of Spies and Scoundrels
If you’ve ever found yourself wandering just beyond the polished sheen of Hatton Garden, perhaps looking for a shortcut between Clerkenwell and Farringdon, you may have stumbled upon Saffron Hill. A name that sounds quaintly botanical, as if it should be lined with lavender-clad townhouses, but the reality is something far grittier. Once a den…