Tour
Tours commence from exit 3 of Aldgate East Station, 7 days a week.
The gruesome tale of Jack the ripper remains the greatest mystery in the history of crime. Our Jack the ripper tour is the only tour to use RIPPER VISION the latest hand held projectors with the latest graphic pictures some of which have never been seen before. All our guides are dedicated ripperologists and enthusiasts and each one is a member of the cloak and dagger club a theatrical performance team who bring old crime history to life. This is the most up to date Jack the ripper tour anywhere in london, the most exciting, the most shocking and a must for anyone who loves a good gruesome mystery. So join us now as we finally track down the most elusive criminal in history.
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Osborne Street (Scene of murder Emma Smith).
The Whitechapel murders began 3 April 1888 with the death of prostitute Emma smith and a prelude to the emergence of Jack the ripper. Hear the brutality of her murder and learn its importance.
Gunthorpe Street (Scene of murder Martha Tabram).
Many experts claim this to be the first Jack the Ripper murder, the cobbled stone lane way remains and you can instantly feel the sense of a bygone era, of gaslit streets, dark corners and quiet footsteps in the night, as Jack the Ripper lay in wait for his next victim. The death of this one woman began the Autumn of terror.
Frying pan pub (the death of Mary Ann Nichols).
The last sightings of Mary Ann Nichols before her mutilated corpse was discovered in Bucks Row on the 31st Aug 1888. This building and its surrounding area provide a great insight into the living conditions and the fight for survival in londons East end. What was life really like in Victorian london.
Hanbury street (Scene of murder. Annie Chapman).
Annie chapman’s mutilated remains were discovered here in the early hours of 8th sept 1888, her throat cut across, her body was horribly mutilated. But what clues did the killer leave?… and what does it tell us about him?
The Ripper Letters.
Jack the ripper emerged in a series of penned letters, sent to the central news agency during the Autum of Terror, they continue to be heavily debated by experts to this day. One such letter was sent with half a human kidney…. are they hoaxes ?… or are they the words of the killer himself?
Wilkes Street.
As we walk in the very footsteps of the ripper, prepare to be transported back in time as we take you into Wilkes street and its surrounding area. They remain practically untouched since those cold, gaslit nights of the 19th century, the surrounding buildings will conjur up images of a bygone age…a time of gaslight…a time of fear…a time of the Ripper.
The Death of Elizabeth Stride.
Elizabeth Stride’s body was found in Dutfields yard off Berner street at 1am on 30th september 1888, her death was only the first in a night that would become known as the double event. This was the night that could have seen his identity revealled. Find out how jack the ripper could have been caught so easily as we follow his blood trail and examine the clues.
Ten bells and Christ church.
The corner of Commercial Street and Fournier Street holds some of the most iconic buildings in the ripper case. Perhaps the most famous pub in Ripper history. The Ten Bells. It is here that some if not all the victims drank, maybe even the Ripper himself… Across from the front door, a sight which would have greeted everyone Christ church. This famous landmark made famous by the movie “From Hell” stands in the very heart of the Ripper district.
Mitre Square (Scene of murder. Catherine Eddowes).
30th September 1888 became known as the double event when Jack the Ripper killed twice in one night. Visiting the original cobble-stoned square,we investigate the evidence and find out how the ripper evaded capture. Hear all the gruesome facts in one of the rippers most violent crimes.
Goulston Street (scene of perhaps the most vital clue in the ripper case).
On the night of the double event, Jack the Ripper left perhaps one of the most important clues in the entire case…learn what was it?…and does it help solve the mystery?
Dorset street (Scene of murder Mary kelly).
Jack the Ripper’s final victim was discovered in her small room at 13 Millers court on 9th Nov 1888. The most savagely mutilated victim of them all. We visit the murder sight. We recreate the final moments of the rippers reign of terror. Still, over a century later the police photo is very disturbing and in the words of her landlord, John McCarthy, “…it was more like the work of a devil than the work of a man…”.
Who was Jack the Ripper?
Finally at the end of our tour, using modern criminal profiling, and geographical mapping, we reveal the man the police of 1888, should of been looking for throughout the biggest man hunt in British history.
