C20: from Stepney Street , Llanelli, the address of a tyre manufacturer
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Then their main producer and White’s mentor, Charles Stepney, suddenly died in 1976.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Alan Yentob was born in Stepney, east London, in 1947, the son of Jewish immigrants from Iraq.
From BBC ● May 25, 2025
This hurt Gold, who was born in Stepney and grew up a West Ham fan, even playing schoolboy games for the club.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
All three bore the hallmarks of a vibraphonist who turned into one of the most underappreciated producers of his era: Charles Stepney.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
After Stepney Green Kat stooped into a crouch, like a tiger about to spring, and dragged me into a stooping position too.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
"I've learned how to drive, but I know nothing at all about repairs, or tow to put on a new tyre or stepney or anything."
From The Vision of Desire by Pedler, Margaret
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