The Whitechapel Society 1888 promotes the study of the Whitechapel murders and the social impact that this event had on the East End of London.
The Society also promotes the study of Victorian / Edwardian life and culture in the East End of London.
Whitechapel Society 1888
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Latest booked presentation for 2012: Titanic
Presented by: George Fleming, Philip Hutchinson, Andy & Sue Parlour and Lindsay Siviter!
Date: Saturday 7th April 2012
Venue: The Aldgate Exchange public house, London E1
Nearest Underground - Aldgate East
Top hat, Gladstone bag and Fog: Jack the Ripper – Creating the Iconography of a Monster on screen'
Presented by: Clare Smith
Date: Saturday 2nd June 2012
Venue: The Aldgate Exchange public house, London E1
Nearest Underground - Aldgate East
The figure of the Ripper casts a long shadow on screen. He is mentioned or appears in films and television programs as diverse as The Simpsons, M*A*S*H, Goodnight Sweetheart, Star Trek and Shanghai Knights, in addition to films and television dramas devoted to solving the mystery of the killings including Time After Time, From Hell, and Murder by Decree.
New Section - Coming Soon
This is a preview of our new Video Section
The director; David Wickes, the researcher; Sue Davis and the writer of the musical score; John Cameron of the 1988 television mini-series, 'Jack the Ripper' (featuring Michael Caine), discuss the making of this film 'In conversation....' This took place at the Whitechapel Society Conference at the City Hotel in London's East End in October 2011.
Face to Face with the Krays’: Saturday 4th Feb 2012
Presented by: Robin McGibbon
Date: 4th February 2012
Venue: The Aldgate Exchange public house, London E1
Nearest Underground - Aldgate East
