JTR Museum

[Pcdunn]

Very interesting report of the inside of the Jack the Ripper Museum. Not a wax museum, but not far off. Sounds very "lame", all in all.

[c.d.]

I read that article. Ok, yeah I can see her point but evil does exist and simply sweeping it under the rug doesn't make it go away.

c.d.

[Bridewell]

Exactly what of any significance can be exhibited at a 'Jack the Ripper' museum? There's no extant murder weapon, no firmly identified killer, no artifacts with any solid provenance, and little or nothing left of the murder scenes. Is it a museum or a shop?

[Pcdunn]

I agree. As I said earlier, all you could display would be the various theories and suspects. Nothing really survives but newspaper accounts and a few letters, which would make a museum heavy on print exhibits. Given the article's mention of "a Jack the Ripper cup", I think it is an excuse to sell things.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Bridewell,

It's neither.

It's a place of pilgrimage for sad bunnies with more money than sense.

Regards,

Simon

[Monty]

Comments made in the visitors book on Friday.

Monty

[GUT]

Comments made in the visitors book on Friday.

Monty

Thanks Monty.

The four greats (is that a bit of a stretch???

[Panderoona]

Write up in the Wharf today claims a tour round the museum was quite impressive as it had the original From Hell letter!!

http://www.wharf.co.uk/news/local-news/first-look-controversial-jack-ripper-10103791

I have emailed the editor to point out that they most certainly dont.

[Monty]

Thanks Monty.

The four greats (is that a bit of a stretch???

No Gut,

That's correct.

Monty

[JadenCollins]

Great great great great lie. nice try!

[Monty]

I'm sorry Jaden,

Are you calling me a liar?

Monty

[Ally]

I don't think he's specifically calling you a liar. I think he believes that the person who made the guest book entry was lying about being Eddowes' 4great grand daughter.

Probably because he's a newb, knows nothing at all about the case and doesn't realize some of the descendants have been traced and occasionally take part in things.

[Monty]

I see Ally,

To clarify, Tracey is a direct descendant of Catherine Eddowes. She expressed a curiosity in going to the Museum as, as Ally states, she does have an interest in the subject, and asked if I'd go with her.

We visited the museum last Friday, and the comments you see above are hers.

Monty

[curious4]

Aussies tend to be big on nicknames, not just for other nationalities, but also each other (hence Gut a name I've carried for nigh on 50 years now).

I am similar with a host of nationalities, primarily from what is now the UK, but also The Nethlands France and Germany.

Dego is actually Dago and was/is highly offensive to most Italians.

The N word is a funny one, as at one stage it was preferred to others.

I think the most common used for Aussies is eithe Skips or some reference to our convict heritage (even though only a fairly small percentage have such heritage).

I didn't think Americans would use POM as it probably started as an insult, and most likely either came from

POHM = Prisoner Of Her Majesty or

POM = Skin as pale as a pomegranate or

POME = Prisoner Of Mother England.

Or something similar.

Hello GUT

I understood that Pomme had something to do with red-cheeked Englishmen being compared to apples. As Limey had to do with English sailors drinking lime juice to prevent scurvy. Just looked it up and it says possibly pomegranate. Sure I learned apples though.

Best wishes
C4

PS From what I read a couple of weeks ago about the museum it was not at all good.

[curious4]

This has been controversial. The owner Mark -Palmer Edgecumbe led people to believe in his original planning application that it was to be a Museum of Women's History.
"documenting the formidable role of women in the “social, political and cultural heritage” of London, to “celebrate the contribution of East End women”, to create an oral history archive of women living in the East End today. The images and words within the planning documents suggest a showcase of womens’ power and activism: referencing the Suffragette movement, the Matchgirl strikes, the Women’s Social and Political Union, the Eq"ual Pay marches, women of the Black Trade Unions movement, anti-racist campaigning."
A lot of people felt duped and it was prevented from opening on the first day by a protest.
http://www.thesociologicalreview.com...-misogyny.html

Yes this is what I read. Not exactly a serious venture if true and more of the what my mother used to call a catch-penny.

Best wishes
C4