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June 28, 2019
Dodgy meat on sale at Smithfield and is a cat’s meat man in the frame for the Whitechapel murders?
Dodgy meat on sale at Smithfield and is a cat’s meat man in the frame for the Whitechapel murders?
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June 29, 2019
An incredible story as a nonagenarian hero applies for help from the Lord Mayor
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June 30, 2019
Tragedy in the Temple and a stabbing by a Dorset Street resident; all part of daily life in 1880s LondonComment
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Here’s the source for the stabbing story:
From that Drew determines that Collins had previously cohabited with Emma Edwards in rooms at 17 Dorset Street, Spitalfields. 17, Dorset Street was Crossingham’s doss-house.
Nevertheless, heartfelt thanks to the dear doctor for providing an example of a wood carver carrying (or at least claiming to have carried) his knives and tools on his person. One for the Thomas Fogarty thread I think.Comment
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Thanks for the additional info, Gary...
What grabbed my attention is that the 62 year old perp got 6 months of hard time for the offense.Comment
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I should add that 16 - 19, Dorset Street seems to have been a men only establishment.
It takes less than a minute to look it up.Comment
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Gary:
I'm serious...I think these sort of research goofs ( which Forums members will point out and correct if WE make them...we're never reluctant to accept correcting mistakes we make...and we make 'em) ....and interpretations are pretty lazy boners. I also think we should think twice about anything academics state as fact.....like we naturally do with feminist pop historians like whatsername.Comment
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I think the problem is that these people aren’t really interested in the subject. They seem not to have much curiosity about it.
Mention a Norfolk knacker named Miller to me and I want to check him out, to find out his story. Having spent half an hour or so checking Willer out, I found some interesting stuff. He died very young and his wife took on his knacker’s licence. Then his son committed suicide.
Tell me a couple lived in rooms at 17, Dorset Street and I want to check that out. I think the 1891 census for that address is missing, but 1881 shows only the Crossingham family and male lodgers.
It seems to me there is a vast vaccuum in academia that would benefit from greater involvement by enthusiastic Ripperologists.Comment
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July 1, 2019
A desperate life which is no life at all
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July 2, 2019
Two girls go ‘a thieving’ in a long lost Strand arcade
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July 3, 2019
What we all need is a right royal knees up
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July 4, 2019
A close encounter on Holborn Hill: two young women have a narrow escapeComment
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July 5, 2019
The soldier who found it all too much to bear
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July 6, 2019
A ‘mad cat lady’ is ordered to make the ultimate sacrifice
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