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We’re rapidly approaching the 125th anniversary of the start of the Whitechapel Murders. Indeed, with the arrival of April the anniversary of the beginning of the most infamous killing spree in history is about to take place. Although […]
Read ArticleOn of the true heroes of the 19th Century East End was Dr. Thomas Barnardo, a man who, by the time of his death in 1905, had cared for and saved more than 60,000 homeless children who would […]
Read ArticleJack the Ripper’s victims shared many things in common and, in a way, they reflected the shortcomings of Victorian society. Early on in the Jack the Ripper case the police were following the line of enquiry that the […]
Read ArticleGeorge Lusk On 16th October 1888 Mr George Lusk, the head of the Mile End Vigilance Committee received a package in the evening mail. When he opened it a foul stench assailed his nostrils. The package contained a […]
Read ArticleIt’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 […]
Read ArticleThe London Hospital stands opposite Whitechapel Underground Station and looks down on the busy Whitechapel Road. Although we don’t feature it on our Jack the Ripper Tour it is most certainly mentioned several times in the course of […]
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