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Overview
Before your tour you can enjoy Fish & Chips or other price equivalent dishes at Poppies just yards from where Annie Chapman was murdered.
Then to walk off your meal, you can join us for a 2.15 hours tour about the murders committed by Jack the Ripper with photos of victims, crime scenes, newspaper reports and the local streets in 1888 all shown clearly on a 14" tablet!
What's included
Fish & Chips or other choices at Poppies Fish & Chips 6-8 Hanbury St, London E1 6QR
What to expect
St Botolph's Aldgate
5m
The introduction takes place outside St Botolph's Church known as the Prostitutes Church because girls used to solicit on the island where it stood.
Aldgate Square
7m
Moving round to the square beside the church. You then have a description of what life was like in the poverty stricken overcrowded of Whitechapel in 1888. The squalor, crime and degradation of the people living on the breadline.
15m
Mitre Street just inside the City boundary is the stop about Elizabeth Stride (Long Liz) the 1st victim killed by Jack on the night of the double event. Also, we will move a few yards to talk about the death of Catherine Eddowes killed only 45mins later right here!
5m · Admission ticket not included
Now called Middlesex St this is the boundary between the City of London and the Metropolitan area an important distinction as there were separate police forces for these areas.
8m
We proceed to the doorway where the only clue was found on the same route that the police took that night hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper
8m
We view Gunthorpe St from Wentworth St looking towards the spot where Martha Tabram was found murdered on 7th Aug 1888 in George Yard Buildings she is now thought to be the most likely 1st victim of Jack the Ripper
8m
We continue to Brick Lane and stop opposite the Frying Pan Pub on corner of Thrawl St where Mary Ann Nichols had her last drink before staggering down Whitechapel Rd to be murdered by Jack in Bucks Row behind Whitechapel Station
10m
We continue up Brick Lane to turn left into Hanbury Street where Annie Chapman was murdered in the back yard of 29 Hanbury St
8m
We turn into Wilkes St, a street untouched by time sine the 1800's and make our way to Puma Court where you will hear about the Dear Boss letter
6m · Admission ticket not included
We stop opposite the Ten Bells Mary Kelly's favourite pub and also view Christchurch Graveyard known as Itchy Park, where the homeless would sleep in the daytime
Old Spitalfields Market
6m · Admission ticket not included
Opposite the market is the London Fruit & Wool Exchange we stop in the entrance for the letter sent to George Lusk head of the Whitechapel Vigilance Group
15m · Admission ticket not included
In the square behind the London Fruit & Wool Exchange we end our tour with the murder of Mary Kelly, Jack's last victim killed on 9th Nov 1888. from here it is a 5 min walk to Liverpool St Station where there is a choice of tube train lines
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Guide will be directly outside with a meeting point Jack the Ripper Walk board
End point
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Travel time is added to the total time duration
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
