Author: Richard Jones

In a previous post we discussed the East End tragedy of Soloman Galaman, aged 11 who was run over on Commercial Street whilst saving the life of his little brother and who is now remembered on a poignant […]

The murder of Mary Nichols, who is believed by many to have been the first victim of the killer who became known as Jack the Ripper, took place in the early hours of the 31st August 1888. Over […]

Dorset Street in Spitalfields is synonymous with the murder of Mary Kelly, whom many consider to have been the last victim of Jack the Ripper. However, in 1909, another murder took place in Dorset Street – the name […]

Mary Kelly, whom many believe to have been the final one of Jack the Ripper’s victims, was murdered in Miller’s Court on the 9th November 1888. However, her’s was not the only murder to have taken place in […]

Many of those who join us for the Jack the Ripper tour are spending a day in London and are often on the look out for things to do to make the most of their day in this […]

On Saturday September 8th 1888 The Daily News carried a (with hindsight) interesting report detailing the movements of a member of the Royal family, Prince Albert Edward Victor. “Prince Albert Victor of Wales, who has been the guest […]

On Saturday September the 8th 1888, The Illustrated Police News – a very early incarnation of a British tabloid which had first gone to press in 1864 and which ceased publication in 1938 – carried a report concerning […]

In the days that followed the murder of Mary Nichols, early September was ushered in on a front of atrocious weather that saw heavy rain cause extensive flooding in the East End of London. In Plaistow, West Ham […]

Rob Clack is one of the most respected authors on the topographical locations associated with the Jack the Ripper case and has built up an impressive collection of photographs, maps and other memorabilia related to the Whitechapel Murders […]

The big story that many of the newspapers were reporting in the first editions on 31st August 1888 was the “retirement” that very day of the Assistant Commissioner, James Monro, to be replaced by Dr Robert Anderson. The […]