For many people visiting London, or even for those living in London, there are plenty of things to do if you are interested in exploring the darker side of the Metropolis. From a Jack the Ripper perspective, and, […]
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An oft raised question by those who join us on our tour of the murder sites is “wouldn’t he have been covered in blood when he fled through the streets of the East End?” The answer to the […]
Read ArticleEveryday in a street called Old Jewry, that is located just a stone’s throw away from the Bank of England, people rush by an old iron gate without realising that it has a connection with the Jack the […]
Read ArticleOne of the questions we often get asked is “why is he called Jack the Ripper?” The honest answer to the question is that he wasn’t really called Jack the Ripper. Indeed, the name itself was probably the […]
Read ArticleYesterday I ended the blog with one of those wonderful old cliché cliff-hangers TO BE CONTINUED. My adventures in Ripper land last week took me to Chiswick Mall where the body of a major Jack the Ripper suspect […]
Read ArticleIn addition to being internationally recognised as leading Jack the Ripper experts, several of our guides have also attained the highest accolade in British tourist guiding – The Blue Badge. If your guide sports a Blue badge then you know […]
Read ArticleBerner Street was the site of the third Jack the Ripper Murder, that of Elizabeth Stride on 30th September 1888. This was, probably, the most dramatic of the murders in that it was the only one in which […]
Read ArticleDuring one of my many perambulations around London last week I came upon this photo of the Victorian American actor Richard Mansfield for sale in a shop window in Cecil Court, off Charing Cross Road. The sales tag contained […]
Read ArticleOne of the locations that we feature on our walk is a corner of Mitre Square that has been given the nickname “murder corner.” Mitre Square was the location where the body of Catherine Eddowes, the fourth victim […]
Read ArticleToday over on our Facebook page we launch our next competition in which we are offering two copies of our drama documentary on the trail of Jack the Ripper, which could be won by two lucky recipients. To […]
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