Saturday 3rd Dec 2pm-4pm: Visit to the Bishopsgate Institute including seeing The Ted Ball Collection. Cost £2. 7pm-late: Christmas meeting of The WS at The Chamberlain Hotel. Auction of books (details to follow), launch of the new Whitechapel Society book, Quiz, Entertainment. The best leather apron competition. Entry free for WS members, guests pay £5 on the door. Sunday…
DetailsBefore getting onto the pre-arranged topic of discussion of the night several matters were examined. Extending from Leicester City’s success in the football league to the April meeting to how fantastic it was to have a Victorian serial killer present on the night and Tony Power’s fantastic intro. In addition was conversation about The Hairy…
DetailsWe are pleased to share the results of the survey of members conducted recently. Click here to download a PDF version.
DetailsSaturday the 5th was the best interim meeting for a long time. Years possibly. The new format of a ‘sit around’, informal talk on a dedicated subject was really successful. The topic of the night was research and where to start. Sadly several people had to cancel but it still left a few. Mellissa Ford with…
DetailsDAME BARBARA WINDSOR TO ATTEND THE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO MARK THE 73RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BETHNAL GREEN TUBE SHELTER DISASTER – THE WORST CIVILIAN DISASTER OF WORLD WAR 2 SUNDAY 6TH MARCH AT 2pm AT ST. JOHN ON BETHNAL GREEN CHURCH (NEXT TO BETHNAL GREEN TUBE STATION). Dame Barbara Windsor will return to her East…
DetailsOn May 7th Trevor Bond is organising a walk around Shakespeare’s London, looking particularly at the theatres that were in the area at the time. It starts at 10.30, and finishes around 4 pm and includes a leisurely stroll around Southwark and Blackfriars, frequent refreshment stops, and possibly the tube to Shoredich for those of…
DetailsThe meeting will be at the Chamberlain with a flexible meeting time 19:00-19:30 hrs. There will be an informal talk about ‘Research’ on anything Ripper/East End related. Anyone who has experience in this field are welcome to share their views with others.
By Ruby Vitorino “Look! There’s the Tower of London!” Frogg Moody exclaimed, as if he were surprised to find it suddenly plonked down on Tower Hill. It was just after lunch, and we are wheeling our cases through the throngs of tourists in the direction of the Minories, and the Whitechapel Society’s new venue: the…
DetailsBy Edward Stow Whitechapel Society stalwart Frogg Moody put on a special event on Saturday 5th December – the second Casebook Classic Crime Symposium. Frogg charged just £5 a head for this and not surprisingly the tickets sold out almost immediately.. The first speaker was Jon Rees. His talk ‘In a Nutshell’ was about the…
DetailsBy Edward Stow Ah – the Whitechapel Society Conference – much talked about before and after. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Jack the Ripper – with intrigue and drama aplenty, where the dark side comes alive and life recreates history! Attendees started gathering in the picturesque Wiltshire cathedral city of Salisbury…
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