Photos of Hanbury Street and Mitre Square

[Stephen Thomas]

Hope this helps.

It certainly does, DS. Thanks very much.

[DrummondStreet]

Spyglass, glad you found the rest of them. I went on the JtR tour back in 1998. Mitre Square was bit disorienting as it was so dark and I was stuck in a crowd of >100 tourists. I wish I had studied the maps/photos before going on the tour, but realistically, many of the mood-setting old photos we have today weren't as accessible back then.

Rumbelow pointed to the flower bed and said Eddowes body was found just behind the bench. Nothing was left in terms of the 19th buildings, but I still wish I had taken the tour during daylight hours to get a better feel of what I was seeing.

[spyglass]

Drummondstreet,

Thanks for the earlier tip..have managed to see all photos ( dont know how i missed them )
Was there a couple if weeks back...and oh how its changed.

[DrummondStreet]

1. Is the corner with the parked cars the murder spot?

Yes. Between 1888 and the 1970s, the sidewalk was trimmed backed. The location of Eddowes' body would have been somewhere between the noses of the white car and black one.

2. Was the building to the left of the cars the same in 1888? I seem to remember that on the contemporary Goad map there is a proposed basement extension.

The building to the left of the cars is part of the old Kearley & Tonge complex. In 1888, it was Horner & Sons. I don't know if Kearley moved into Horner's old building or built a new structure soon after the murders in the late 19th Century. I bet Rob Clack would know.

3. On the Mitre Street photos is that Mitre Square in the background?

Yes, and the fenced in area marks the former location of house numbers 5-9 which were torn down sometime between 1945 and 1960. They were NOT damaged during the Blitz, btw.

Hope this helps.

[Stephen Thomas]

The link below (found by Nemo in the light of an image I posted) has some 1970s images of Hanbury Street and Mitre Square I had not seen before

http://www.photographyblog.com/galle...east-end&cat=2

Many thanks to Nemo and Chris. Seeing 40 year old colour photos of Mitre Square has disoriented me a little and I have a couple of questions, well 3 actually......

1. Is the corner with the parked cars the murder spot?

2. Was the building to the left of the cars the same in 1888? I seem to remember that on the contemporary Goad map there is a proposed basement extension.

3. On the Mitre Street photos is that Mitre Square in the background?

[DrummondStreet]

Spyglass: The slideshow is located below the large image. The first three photos are of Hanbury St. Mitre Square starts at #4.

[spyglass]

Drummonstreet,
Thanks for that, although for some reason i could only see one photo. Didnt realise there were more in the series. Will go back and try again.

[The Good Michael]

Yeah, that sounds like a very fair deal to me. Actually, if I do get the final word, how about you get to storm off indignantly PLUS you can throw in a few bitter words on how I´ve changed my mind on Stride...?

I mean, I don´t wanna be unreasonable here!

I do sarcasm better than bitter, but I'll give it a shot

Mike

[Fisherman]

Good question... how about you get the last word and I get a final storming off indignantly show? Of course I'll come back on a day later. Sound fair?

Mike

Yeah, that sounds like a very fair deal to me. Actually, if I do get the final word, how about you get to storm off indignantly PLUS you can throw in a few bitter words on how I´ve changed my mind on Stride...?

I mean, I don´t wanna be unreasonable here!

The best,
Fisherman

[The Good Michael]

Yeah, just a smallish one would suit me well. Got lots of things to do today. Do I get the last word or do you want it?

Good question... how about you get the last word and I get a final storming off indignantly show? Of course I'll come back on a day later. Sound fair?

Mike

[Stephen Thomas]

Eddowes was allegedly found in the south-east corner of Mitre Square.

However, Reynolds News, 30th September 1888, reported that, "The body was found huddled in the middle of the square . . ."

However, Simon, Reynolds News had got its knickers in a twist.

[Fisherman]

You've just put me in the mood for a war of stamina. I'm tired so I think just a war of stam maybe.

Mike

Yeah, just a smallish one would suit me well. Got lots of things to do today. Do I get the last word or do you want it?

The best,
Fisherman

[The Good Michael]

I´ve been to Mitre Square many a time, and the part of it visible on the first pic is not the whole square. It IS small - but not THAT small! The second pic also only shows part of the square, but it gives a little less crammed view. Third picture, same thing.
You really need to look at pictures covering the whole square, more or less, to grasp the true size of Mitre Square.

You've just put me in the mood for a war of stamina. I'm tired so I think just a war of stam maybe.

Mike

[Fisherman]

Wow, Mitre Square doesn't look as big as I had envisioned. I suspect that those of us who have never been to London cognitively build up these places to quasi-pilgrimage status, only to discover that the murder scene is just another alley, just another parking garage, etc.

I´ve been to Mitre Square many a time, and the part of it visible on the first pic is not the whole square. It IS small - but not THAT small! The second pic also only shows part of the square, but it gives a little less crammed view. Third picture, same thing.
You really need to look at pictures covering the whole square, more or less, to grasp the true size of Mitre Square.

All the best,
Fisherman

[DrummondStreet]

You're right it is the southeast corner. As the square isn't perfectly parallel to the equator, I must have rotated it in the wrong direction. I'll correct my post.

ETA: Darn... too late to edit. Can the mods correct old posts???