East End Photographs and Drawings

[Harry the Hawker]

The whole wall.

[Harry the Hawker]

A plaque on the wall by St. Botolph-Without I'd never noticed before.

[Jason]

simply stunning photos again archaic

[Archaic]

1930's Night Photos of London

These photos were collected for a 1934 book called 'London Night'.

The Library Time Machine: http://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.co...on-in-the-30s/

Daily Mail article, "Step Into the Dark City": http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ygone-era.html

Best regards,
Archaic

[Paddy Goose]

Thank you, Bridewell it was the 70's

Milkman at Elephant & Castle 1949

[Bridewell]

When was this taken, Paddy? 1950's?

Regards, Bridewell.

[Paddy Goose]

Wapping

[DrummondStreet]

Based on the Old Bailey report, am I to understand that Annie Astell's murderer was declared "not guilty." How can that be? There were several eyewitnesses who identified Sarah Ann Ward as the killer.

[Lechmere]

Simon
I just read the relevant thread on this. I don't think there is anything dodgy involved with Kelly and the timings for the walk back to London, but the hop picking farm and likely route home is interesting sub topic. It's a pity Jeff Leahy isn't on here now. I will have to check maps to see what bridges existed over the Medway south of Maidstone in those days and I have some ideas for identifying different farmers. But I will revive that thread for that.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Edward,

Thank you. Interesting map.

If this was Eddowes' and Kelly's route to London from Kent, we must also factor in their walk to Rochester from Hunton via a stop-over in Maidstone to buy clothing and footwear.

All in all, I'd say it was a jolly good day's walk for a 40-ish man wearing new boots who had been suffering from "an affection [infection/affliction] of the kidneys and a bad cough."

Regards,

Simon

[Lechmere]

If you look closely at the map there is a mile post just over the Medway bridge in Rochester with the number 30 against it.

[Lechmere]

Charles Dickens seems to have had a certain infatuation with Shabby Genteel personages.
This is from his short story ‘The Seven Poor Travellers.’

[Bridewell]

According to the AA Route Finder, it's 30 miles. I guess you could do it in about 10 hours, but you'd be pretty tired at the end of it I would have thought.

Regards, Bridewell.

[Lechmere]

This might be of interest to some and has some bearing on the Eddowes murder.
I found a copy of a 1720 Bowen road map that showed that London to Rochester, quite deep into Kent, was regarded as a day's walk.

[Lechmere]

Ha! Yes, but if they had done a good job then this slightly poignant scene would be unidentifiable. I was expecting to find a patch of tarmac.