Kates missing 45 mins

[Simon Wood]

Rose Alley, early 1900s -



Simon

[erobitha]

I suspect Jerry's suggestion that he is one half of Le Grand and Batchelor is where you remember the name from?

Bingo. The "detectives"

[Joshua Rogan]

Probably. I can't for the life of me find it now. If I do get a eureka moment I will post here.

I suspect Jerry's suggestion that he is one half of Le Grand and Batchelor is where you remember the name from?

[erobitha]

The infamous cheesemonger of Aldgate High Street?!
Or the other one?

Probably. I can't for the life of me find it now. If I do get a eureka moment I will post here.

[Joshua Rogan]

John Batchelor is a name I’ve come across before.

have to dig through my files as to why.

The infamous cheesemonger of Aldgate High Street?!
Or the other one?

[Joshua Rogan]

Hi Scott,

I wasn't aware that any policemen lived in Rose Alley.

Please tell me more.

Simon

I'm just guessing, but the large building taking up one whole side of the alley and marked as "Policeman's Buildings" may signify there were more than a few. Section house, perhaps?

[jerryd]

John Batchelor is a name I’ve come across before.

have to dig through my files as to why.

J H Batchelor, perhaps?

[erobitha]

One City Policeman that always stuck out for me was at 12, Rose Alley by the name of John Batchelor.

John Batchelor is a name I’ve come across before.

have to dig through my files as to why.

[jerryd]

Hi Simon,

A number of City Police and their families did. Robert Sagar, among others. I went through the 1891 census some time ago and can remember a number of policemen's families living in Rose Alley. See the map in post #57.

One City Policeman that always stuck out for me was at 12, Rose Alley by the name of John Batchelor.

[Scott Nelson]

Hi Simon,

A number of City Police and their families did. Robert Sagar, among others. I went through the 1891 census some time ago and can remember a number of policemen's families living in Rose Alley. See the map in post #57.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Scott,

I wasn't aware that any policemen lived in Rose Alley.

Please tell me more.

Simon

[Scott Nelson]

The woman released at 1.00 am from Bishopsgate Police Station may have used an exit in Rose Alley.

Interesting Simon. Maybe she was accompanied to Mitre Square by one of the off-duty policemen (the killer?) who lived in Rose Alley.

[Wickerman]

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Interestingly, the building marked 'S' to the left of the Police Station is No.35 Bishopsgate St. The Post Office Directory for 1882 & 1895 both give 35 Bishopsgate St. as the postal address of Bishopsgate Police Station.
So it looks to me like at least the downstairs was still used by the police station in 1888.

[jerryd]

This is where I am looking.



The passage that leads to/from Rose Alley is on the other side of a building marked 'S' (shop?) but if used by police in 1888, there is a side door that opens into that passage where PC Hutt could have watched Kate exit out onto Bishopsgate St.

Query:
Since the British Library stopped using Flash, I have been unable to enlarge these maps. Is there a solution to this?
I had to use Windows to enlarge that portion and as you can see it is not really suitable.
Can anyone help?

Hi Wick.

I think just by Hutt’s statement of saying she turned toward Houndsditch indicates she exited the front of the station somewhere. Hutt also stated he pushed the door and Kate pulled it to. According to inquest, The first door Hutt pushed was a swing door. I think by looking at the map you can see there are two doors leading to the main front door. Those two openings may have been swing doors? Then Kate walked through the passage to the main front door. Which of the two main front doors I have no idea.

[Joshua Rogan]

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