Her death, coming after she shot her lover outside a Hampstead pub two months before, sparked a wave of public opprobrium and likely contributed to the outlawing of the death penalty a decade ...

Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite ... Needless to say, the place is usually busy with the Hampstead locals and any tourists who've done their homework. We even saw Liam Gallagher in ...

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story features Bohemian Rhapsody star Lucy Boynton as the nightclub manager who shot her lover David Blakely dead outside Hampstead's Magdala pub in 1955.

It seems the party has arrived in West Hampstead, as this spot was busy with punters of all ages who were putting to bed any persistent rumours that this is a sleepy part of town. The bar gets its ...

On 10 April 1955, she fatally shot Blakely, 25, outside of a Hampstead pub after suspecting him of being unfaithful. Ellis was arrested and found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey before being jailed ...

Her death, coming after she shot her lover outside a Hampstead pub two months before, sparked a wave of public opprobrium and likely contributed to the outlawing of the death penalty a decade later in ...