125th Anniversary Walking Tour - Polly Nichols

[Lechmere]

The Stairway to Heaven Charity (set up to raise funds for a permanent memorial to the victims of the 1943 Bethnal Green Tube Disaster) is arranging a special one-off Jack the Ripper guided walking tour on Saturday 31st August 2013.

http://www.stairwaytoheavenmemorial.org/

It will set off from the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster memorial at 1 pm.
This can be found in Bethnal Green Gardens right next to Bethnal Green Underground Station.

The tour will cost £10 and all the proceeds will go to the Stairway to Heaven Memorial Trust.

The tour will end by Spitalfields Market.

[Lechmere]

Leaflet

[Lechmere]

I thought I'd bump this up.
There is a 12 page 125 year anniversary supplement about Jack the Ripper in the East London Advertiser that you could pick up at the same time!

http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/court-crime/beware_the_whitechapel_murders_jack_the_ripper_is_stalking_london_s_east_end_1_2356874

[Rubyretro]

I'll certainly be going -it sounds very interesting !

[Monty]

I shall tweet this.

Hope all goes well.

Monty

[Lechmere]

Well thanks Monty!

[Mr Lucky]

Best of luck with it, Edward.

[Stephen Thomas]

I'll certainly be going -it sounds very interesting !

But prepare for an ear bashing about Charles Cross near the Board School.

[Lechmere]

Thanks Mr Lucky

Stephen - Just near the Board School?

[crberger]

How was the tour?

Since I won't be back in GB for two years, I was wondering if you would post how the tour went, maybe some snapshots?

[Lechmere]

There were two tours - one after the other - which meant it was a bit tiring but good fun. And I walked back to Bethnal Green from Spitalfields after each as well.
But about 70 turned up which wasn't bad and raised a good sum for the charity.
Some people took photos and they have said they will copy them to me and I'll post some up.

[crberger]

Thank you for the offer,

I look forward to seeing them

[Cogidubnus]

Nice one Ed...and a good cause too...I'm glad a fair sum was raised, if for no other reason than in acknowledgement of all your efforts...look forward to seeing some pictures later on.

All the best

Dave

[Lechmere]

Setting the scene at the memorial.

Bethnal Green Library - once a lunatic asylum.

Corner of Brady Street and Bucks Row.

[Lechmere]

An earlier visit to Doveton Street with Tommy Walsh – planning a new TV show provisionally called ‘Time Team meets Ground Force’ in which the foundations of numbers 22 and 24 are dug up and the drains searched for body parts. And a water feature is left in its place.