Before the Gooch there were the Bengal Tigers
Historian Andrew Davies reveals that its always been grim up north ... only grimmer. In the 19th century the Scuttlers were just as formidable bangers as the Hudson Dusters, the Whyos or the Dead Rabbits. Surely there's a movie in this? Gangs of New York didn't quite hit the spot.
Read here some history of scuttlers from the BBC including an interview with Andrew Davies who is clearly the man in the know as far as scuttling is concerned since he pops up in the Guardian here
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