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The Griffin was situated at 125 Clerkenwell Road. This has been used as a strip/lap dancing venue since at least 2002.

The pub was the headquarters of the notorious Sabini gang, headed by Darby Sabini. It was here in 1920, that Sabini, a boxer in his youth, broke the jaw of the leader of the rival Elephant gang (so-called as they hailed from Elephant & Castle) with a single punch - after they had come to Clerkenwell intent on causing trouble. Soon after, Sabini was running his racecourse racket from the pub.

Movement80 (February 2019)

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