Post by Spooky on Aug 17, 2004 16:08:33 GMT
Another idea we have been mulling over is doing an investigation of Jack the Ripper sites. This walk may be worth doing as a little taster and a chance to meet the expert on the subject.
JACK THE RIPPER HAUNTS
7:30 pm nightly from Tower HillTube Stop
Circle & District Lines
Please tread carefully and keep away from the shadows - you are about to enter the abyss...
He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888. Watching. Stalking. Butchering raddled, drink-sodden East End prostitutes. Leaving a trail of blood that led...nowhere. Yes, something wicked this way walked, for this is the Ripper's slashing grounds. We evoke that autumn of gaslight and fog, of menacing shadows and stealthy footsteps as we inspect the murder sites, sift through the evidence - in all its gory detail - and get to grips, so to speak, with the main suspects. Afterward we'll steady our nerves in "The Ten Bells", the pub where the victims - perhaps under the steely gaze of the Ripper himself - tried to forget the waking nightmare.
The Jack the Ripper Haunts Walk takes place every single night at 7:30 pm.*
Meet the guide just outside the exit of Tower HillTube Stop.
N.B. on Saturday afternoons there's also a Ripper "matinee". I.E., we also do the Ripper walk every Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
*Except Dec. 24 & Dec. 25
Guided on Mondays and Tuesdays by Donald and Molly
Guided on Wednesdays by Steve
Guided on Thursdays by Angela and Judith
Guided on Fridays by Donald or Shaughan
Guided on Saturdays by Steve
Guided on Sundays by Donald
N.B. Let's call a spade a spade. Going on Donald Rumbelow's walk is as close as you're going to get to nailing the Ripper. Donald is the author of the best-selling The Complete Jack the Ripper, the definitive book on the subject. He's been the chief consultant for every major television and film treatment of the Ripper for the last 20 years. In the words of The Jack to Ripper A to Z (the bible of Ripperology studies): "Donald Rumbelow is internationally recognised as the leading authority on the subject". The former Curator of the City of London Police Crime Museum and a two-time Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, Donald is Britain's most distinguished crime historian. And I hasten add, he's not some dry-as-dust academic. He spent 25 years on the City of London Police Force - which in effect means you'll be taken over some of the most famous crime scenes in the world by a law enforcement professional. A law enforcement professional who into the bargain is the world's leading expert on the five murders in question. Can't be bad! Oh and I almost forgot - Donald's also a top drawer, professionally qualified Blue Badge Guide!
But a word of warning: never part with your money or set off with anyone until you're absolutely certain you're with Donald or - if it's another night - one of his London Walks colleagues. Donald (and co.) will be holding up copies of the distinctive white London Walks leaflet.* And remember, Donald and his colleagues never ever start the Jack the Ripper walk before 7:30 pm. In short, don't let anyone pull a fast one on you.
* Which looks like this:
JACK THE RIPPER HAUNTS
7:30 pm nightly from Tower HillTube Stop
Circle & District Lines
Please tread carefully and keep away from the shadows - you are about to enter the abyss...
He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888. Watching. Stalking. Butchering raddled, drink-sodden East End prostitutes. Leaving a trail of blood that led...nowhere. Yes, something wicked this way walked, for this is the Ripper's slashing grounds. We evoke that autumn of gaslight and fog, of menacing shadows and stealthy footsteps as we inspect the murder sites, sift through the evidence - in all its gory detail - and get to grips, so to speak, with the main suspects. Afterward we'll steady our nerves in "The Ten Bells", the pub where the victims - perhaps under the steely gaze of the Ripper himself - tried to forget the waking nightmare.
The Jack the Ripper Haunts Walk takes place every single night at 7:30 pm.*
Meet the guide just outside the exit of Tower HillTube Stop.
N.B. on Saturday afternoons there's also a Ripper "matinee". I.E., we also do the Ripper walk every Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
*Except Dec. 24 & Dec. 25
Guided on Mondays and Tuesdays by Donald and Molly
Guided on Wednesdays by Steve
Guided on Thursdays by Angela and Judith
Guided on Fridays by Donald or Shaughan
Guided on Saturdays by Steve
Guided on Sundays by Donald
N.B. Let's call a spade a spade. Going on Donald Rumbelow's walk is as close as you're going to get to nailing the Ripper. Donald is the author of the best-selling The Complete Jack the Ripper, the definitive book on the subject. He's been the chief consultant for every major television and film treatment of the Ripper for the last 20 years. In the words of The Jack to Ripper A to Z (the bible of Ripperology studies): "Donald Rumbelow is internationally recognised as the leading authority on the subject". The former Curator of the City of London Police Crime Museum and a two-time Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, Donald is Britain's most distinguished crime historian. And I hasten add, he's not some dry-as-dust academic. He spent 25 years on the City of London Police Force - which in effect means you'll be taken over some of the most famous crime scenes in the world by a law enforcement professional. A law enforcement professional who into the bargain is the world's leading expert on the five murders in question. Can't be bad! Oh and I almost forgot - Donald's also a top drawer, professionally qualified Blue Badge Guide!
But a word of warning: never part with your money or set off with anyone until you're absolutely certain you're with Donald or - if it's another night - one of his London Walks colleagues. Donald (and co.) will be holding up copies of the distinctive white London Walks leaflet.* And remember, Donald and his colleagues never ever start the Jack the Ripper walk before 7:30 pm. In short, don't let anyone pull a fast one on you.
* Which looks like this: