Russell Edwards Unveils 'Catherine Eddowes Plaque' at Wolverhampton

[Archaic]

Yesterday Russell Edwards unveiled a blue plaque to Catherine Eddowes at Wolverhampton Civic & Historical Society.

The plaque features an image of Catherine Eddowes and is inscribed, “Catherine Eddowes. Born nearby, at 20 Merridale Street, Graiseley Green on 14-4-1842 and murdered on 30-9-1888 in Whitechapel, London. An innocent victim of ‘Jack The Ripper’.”

There's also a Victorian photograph of a woman.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/07/02/wolverhampton-jack-the-ripper-victim-remembered/

Best regards,
Archaic

[GUT]

Yesterday Russell Edwards unveiled a blue plaque to Catherine Eddowes at Wolverhampton Civic & Historical Society.

The plaque features an image of Catherine Eddowes and is inscribed, “Catherine Eddowes. Born nearby, at 20 Merridale Street, Graiseley Green on 14-4-1842 and murdered on 30-9-1888 in Whitechapel, London. An innocent victim of ‘Jack The Ripper’.”

There's also a Victorian photograph of a woman.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/07/02/wolverhampton-jack-the-ripper-victim-remembered/

Best regards,
Archaic

Gotta say he likes the attention.

[richardh]

Still say he should be called out about claiming 'One Million Copies Sold' of his book.

[Joshua Rogan]

I thought she was born in London?

[Rosella]

I thought she was born in London?

No, her father was a Wolverhampton Tinplate worker at the time Kate was born, but they soon moved down to London.

[Pcdunn]

I thought she was born in London?

Not according to her bio summary here on Casebook, definitely Wolverhampton.

The British put up plaques everywhere, don't they? Interesting.

[Joshua Rogan]

Oh yeah. I may have got the move-at-a-young-age the wrong way round. Sorry, I'm easily confused.

[Pierre]

Not according to her bio summary here on Casebook, definitely Wolverhampton.

The British put up plaques everywhere, don't they? Interesting.

Hi,

Do you think that the British put up plaques more frequently than others? If so, why?

Regards, Pierre

[Elamarna]

Hi,

Do you think that the British put up plaques more frequently than others? If so, why?

Regards, Pierre

Pierre

cannot say if more than others, however we Brits do have a regard and a respect for the past.

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[Mayerling]

Hi,

Do you think that the British put up plaques more frequently than others? If so, why?

Regards, Pierre

Hi Pierre,

The Americans do put up plaques, though not as many as the British do. I might add we don't have quite the reverence here for these plaques, most of which are made of metal. Frequently they are stolen by people seeking metal that they can sell (to be melted down and reused). There was such a plaque on a townhouse on lower Lexington Avenue in Manhattan a number of years ago, that was stolen within weeks of it being installed on the side of the townhouse. The townhouse was the home of the 21st President of the U.S., Chester Alan Arthur. It's never been replaced.

Jeff

[Pcdunn]

Hi,

Do you think that the British put up plaques more frequently than others? If so, why?

Regards, Pierre

Hello, Pierre.

My mother visited England and Europe in the early 1970s, and the thing which struck her about London was the number of plaques as the Tower of London commemorating the particular spot where a king, queen, or noble had been executed. She said, "they have a very bloody history, and they're so proud of it!"

I was able to visit England, Ireland, and part of Europe about ten years later, and we did visit the Tower of London. Many plaques, some ravens, and lots of tourists.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi Pierre,

The Americans do put up plaques, though not as many as the British do. I might add we don't have quite the reverence here for these plaques, most of which are made of metal. Frequently they are stolen by people seeking metal that they can sell (to be melted down and reused). There was such a plaque on a townhouse on lower Lexington Avenue in Manhattan a number of years ago, that was stolen within weeks of it being installed on the side of the townhouse. The townhouse was the home of the 21st President of the U.S., Chester Alan Arthur. It's never been replaced.

Jeff

Hi all

Both Baltimore and the Tower of London share the raven as a symbol. The people of the United States certainly cherish their history and, if something of historical note took place in any location, they are apt to put up a marker. We have a ton of them in Maryland. However, the plain fact is that the Brits have been going a hell of a lot longer than the Americans, so they have a whole lot more to commemorate.

Cheers

Chris

[GUT]

Even us poor Aussies have a few and were the baby of nations.

[Pcdunn]

The Raven is also revered among some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest. He is the "trickster" character in their folklore, much as the Coyote is among the Plains and Southwestern tribes.

I think history needs markers, but sometimes need changes made if the events they tell us about are inaccurate or phrased in outdated language (such as "The Battle of Sand Creek" being more properly a Massacre.)
The Library of Congress periodically updates subject headings that are now deemed offensive to the groups they describe-- a controversy now is their decision to drop "Illegal Aliens" for "Noncitizens", which some politicians are crictizing.

[GUT]

The Raven is also revered among some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest. He is the "trickster" character in their folklore, much as the Coyote is among the Plains and Southwestern tribes.

I think history needs markers, but sometimes need changes made if the events they tell us about are inaccurate or phrased in outdated language (such as "The Battle of Sand Creek" being more properly a Massacre.)
The Library of Congress periodically updates subject headings that are now deemed offensive to the groups they describe-- a controversy now is their decision to drop "Illegal Aliens" for "Noncitizens", which some politicians are crictizing.

I have no trouble with a choice to adopt a new title, but am troubled by attempts to retrospectively change history, but that may be just me.