One of the things that astonishes people who venture into the districts of Whitechapel and Spitalfields to walk the streets of Jack the Ripper’s London is just how small and localised the area is in which he was […]
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You might think we’ve had it bad weather-wise this year – what with the constant downpours that drenched the streets of London almost continuously from April to July. Indeed, previous years have fared little better, heavy snow in […]
Read ArticleAnyone who has taken our tour in the last months may have noticed that strange creatures have begun appearing all over the streets of Whitechapel and Spitalfields. Spitalfields Critters Indeed, should you happen to look up as you […]
Read ArticleDo you remember the summer? I think it fell on a Thursday this year. This time last week I was putting the finishing touches to my latest book of walks around London and was out near Heathrow Airport […]
Read ArticleThe start of the 2012 Olympics have really shone a spotlight on the East End of London and people are flocking eastwards to soak in the atmosphere and involve themselves in the excitement. You can get a fantastic […]
Read ArticleBy the time of the Jack the Ripper Murders many eastern European Jews had settled in the East End of London and a ghetto had, effectively, been established. One of the questions that we often get asked on […]
Read ArticlePardon the dreadful pun on today’s Jack the Ripper news update, but I just couldn’t resist it! The reason for this dreadful title is because today I wanted to look briefly at what the area where the murders […]
Read ArticleHere in the East End of London we’re currently enduring the wettest drought I can remember! It doesn’t seem a month ago that we were basking in tropical temperatures, the tube was sweltering hot and London looked like […]
Read ArticleI came across a very intriguing article about the Jack the Ripper Murders in a newspaper article from November 1888. By this time, if we accept that Mary Kelly was the last victim of Jack the Ripper, the […]
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