The East End of London has been put well and truly on the map by the Olympics and by other factors such as tech and software companies moving out east and the opening of the Westfield Shopping Centre, […]
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In 1889 16 year old George Orchard who lived at 77, Grange Road, Plaistow, found himself in West Ham Police Court on a charge of “wilfully extinguishing a pubic street lamp at Upper Road in Plaistow. When asked the […]
Read ArticleWithin days of the murder of Mary Kelly, a witness had come forward to offer, what seemed like, some important information concerning her final hours. George Hutchinson walked into a police station to say that he had met […]
Read ArticleOver the years we’ve received some great questions from our clients on the Jack the Ripper Tour. Indeed, one of the great things about what we do is that people from all walks of life have an interest […]
Read ArticleToday, it being the day after the murder of Mary Kelly on 9th November 1888, I thought I’d return to the scene of the crime, as it were, and look at the locations that featured in the story […]
Read ArticleAlthough the people of the East End couldn’t have known it, today in 1888 saw the final outrage by the killer who all them now knew as Jack the Ripper. By the early hours of the 9th November […]
Read ArticleMary Kelly was twenty-five years old and was the youngest of Jack the Ripper’s victims. It seems that she was quite popular in the area, indeed the worst that those who knew her could say about her was […]
Read ArticleThis year the 9th of November falls on the same day (Friday) as it did in 1888, so if you join us for the Jack the Ripper Tour on Friday you are not only joining us on the […]
Read ArticleOne of the must do’s in London is attending the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. This unique ritual has taken place come rain or shine, peace or war, for over 700 years, and it […]
Read ArticleIt seems unbelievable that 2012 is drawing to a close. The Olympics are now little more than a distant memory, Robbie Williams is due to switch on the Christmas lights on Oxford Street on 5th November and the […]
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