Early on the morning of Monday the 26th of August, Frederick Baker was taken before the local magistrate, Edward Knight, and was remanded in custody until the Thursday of that week. A GREAT CROWD ASSEMBLED According to newspaper […]
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At around twenty to eight on the evening of Saturday the 24th of August, 1864, Thomas Gates, who looked after the Hop Garden, heard about the missing girl, and, on learning that she had last been seen in […]
Read ArticleThe man who had carried Fanny away was 29 year old Frederick Baker, who worked as a clerk for Clements Solicitors at 42 High Street, directly opposite the Swan. He came from Guildford, a market town about 20 […]
Read ArticleThe murder of Sweet Fanny Adams took place in the meadows of Alton, a small market town in Hampshire, on the 24th of August 1864. It was a murder that shocked Victorian Britain and it is a crime […]
Read ArticleWelcome to another of our Jack the Ripper quizzes, this time the challenge for July 2023. If, perchance, you are a regular taker of our monthly conundrums then you won’t need any guidance as to how the quiz […]
Read ArticleIn the sprawling metropolis of 19th century London, where bustling streets teemed with activity and a dark underbelly of crime lurked, the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Force brought about a new era of law enforcement. This formidable […]
Read ArticleThe officers of the Victorian Metropolitan Police force had to face numerous dangers when they went out on their beats at night to try to maintain law and order on the streets of the Victorian metropolis. Indeed, when […]
Read ArticleKnife crime was a real and ever present problem on the streets and in the pubs of Victorian London. People carried knives for all manner of reasons, most of them for the legitimate and necessary pursuance of work. […]
Read ArticleFor the Victorians the theatre was a social affair that attracted audiences from all walks of life. Indeed, the grand theatre halls were a melting pot of society, with the wealthy rubbing shoulders with the working class, all […]
Read ArticleSeverin Klosowski, also known as George Chapman, was born in Poland on the 14th of December 1865. As a teenager he was an apprentice to a surgeon by the name of Rappaport, before, in 1886, applying to the […]
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