Author: Richard Jones

If you were asked to name a famous Victorian actor, the chances are that the name of Temple Edgecumbe Crozier is not one that would spring immediately to mind. Indeed, but for a few historical journals on the London […]

Today I thought I’d just take a moment and peruse one of the old photos in my collection of East End scenes around the time of Jack the Ripper. So, without further ado, here is the photo I […]

Jeepers, creepers, it’s July. The year is half over and, before we know it, we’ll be raising our glasses to Christmas once again. But, in the meantime, we’ve got time for a few more of our fiendishly fun […]

Have you recently seen a Norfolk Howard? Maybe you have, maybe you haven’t. I have to say that I, most certainly, hope that it is the latter and that you haven’t had the misfortune to have seen one […]

In 1886 Isaac and Miriam Angel arrived in England from their native Poland. By May 1887, Isaac had found permanent work as a boot riveter in George Street, Spitalfields and the couple moved into a first floor front […]

On the Secret London Tour we make a stop in the wonderful Postman’s Park to admire one of the City’s most poignant memorials, the Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice. The walls of this memorial are lined with tiles, […]

‘Cor blimey, another month has gone by, the year is half over and I feel like I’ve got the morbs. Still, there’s no need for a marriage face, even if you’re not up to dick. So, just let […]

For today’s blog, we’re going on another journey back in time, this time to the East End of London in the early 1900’s. This film comes from the Huntley Film Archives,  one of the largest independent film libraries […]

One thing that is often said about the Victorian East End of London is that it was full of characters. It should also be mentioned that a large percentage of those “characters” weren’t particularly pleasant! However, one character […]

For today’s blog, I’m going to hand over to Jack the Ripper tour guide Philip Hutchinson. Philip is the author of several books on the London locations of the Whitechapel Murders and the streets of the Victorian East […]