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A Radical Plan

Posted on August 13, 2012August 18, 2012 by Richard Jones

Sir Charles Warren, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1888, has received a great deal of criticism over the years for his force’s inability to catch Jack the Ripper. In fairness to Warren much of that criticism […]

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Tagged Annie Chapman, Catherine Eddowes, Gill and Payne, Juwes, Petticoat Lane Market, Sir Charles Warren, The City of London Police, Wentworth Street Model Dwellings

Growing Up With Jack The Ripper

Posted on August 12, 2012August 18, 2012 by Richard Jones

It’s a sobering thought to look back at the poverty of the East End of London and consider the effect that it had on the children of the area. A huge percentage of those born in the district […]

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Tagged Dr Barnardo, East End Children, Jack the Ripper, London Hospital

Jack the Ripper Victims

Posted on August 11, 2012August 13, 2012 by Richard Jones

I was asked an intriguing question last night on a tour. We had arrived at the site of Miller’s Court, where Mary Kelly, the last victim of Jack the Ripper, was murdered on 9th November 1888. I had […]

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Tagged Catherine Eddowes, Jack the Ripper Tour, Mary Kelly, Miller's Court, Mitre Square, Victims of Jack the Ripper

Police and Prostitution

Posted on August 10, 2012August 18, 2012 by Richard Jones

In June 1887 there had been a huge sensation caused by the the arrest of a 23 year old milliner. Her name was Miss Elizabeth Cass and she had been taken into custody by Police Constable Endacott who […]

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Tagged Jack the Ripper Murders, Miss Elizabeth Cass, Police Constable Endacott, Prostitution in 1888, Regent Street, Sir Charles Warren

Just The Right Time

Posted on August 9, 2012August 18, 2012 by Richard Jones

As you read through the commentaries left behind by social reformers and others who had cause to venture into the East End of London in the years and months leading up to the Jack the Ripper Murders, you […]

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Tagged Catherine Eddowes, Charles Dickens, Jack the Ripper, Margaret Harkness, Nemesis of Neglect, Victorian Society, Whitechapel Murders

Mary Kelly’s Grave

Posted on August 7, 2012August 18, 2012 by Richard Jones

Today Leyton Station is very busy indeed. It’s one of the Central Line Stops that people alight from to get in to the Olympic Park. As the thousands of visitors leave the tube trains they might catch a […]

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Tagged Jack the Ripper, Leyton, Mary Kelly, Mary Kelly's Grave, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Victims of Jack the Ripper

A New Competition

Posted on August 5, 2012October 16, 2019 by Richard Jones

As many of you will know we offer regular competitions and give away some great prizes. Over the last few months we’ve given away copies of our acclaimed DVD’s Unmasking Jack the Ripper and On the Trail of […]

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Tagged Gift Vouchers, Jack the Ripper Tour, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes, Uncovering Jack the Ripper's London, Unmasking Jack the Ripper.

30 Years Of Rippering

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Richard Jones

Well I’ve now passed a milestone in terms of my guiding career and Jack the Ripper. In June I reached my 30 years of leading people on tours around the East End of London. In those days it […]

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Tagged Board School, Durward Street, Jack the Ripper, Jack the Ripper Tour

We’ve Chosen a Winner

Posted on August 3, 2012October 1, 2020 by Richard Jones

Before I get to the exciting part of naming the winner of the DVD I thought I’d say a little bit about the making of the DVD. The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes was filmed in Edinburgh, London […]

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Tagged Arthur Conan-Doyle, Charles Doyle, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

Posted on August 1, 2012October 16, 2019 by Richard Jones

Over the last few days we’ve been running another of our great competitions on our Facebook page. This time the prize on offer is a free copy of the Richard Jones and Mark Ubsdell produced drama/documentary “The Man […]

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Tagged Facebook Page, Jack the Ripper Tours, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes DVD, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

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