THE JACK THE RIPPER LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS : Dutfield's Yard and the Whitby Collection

[Ally]

I don't think it's that he dislikes having others views stated in the same vein he placed his own. I think he dislikes the fact that people are telling him that because Phil has the right to do with the photo what he wishes, his valid complaints are somehow the equivalent of sh*t stirring merely for the sake of commotion causing or somehow ungrateful because Philip wasn't required to share his find. Phil wasn't required to share his find, but once he chose to do so, the manner in which he chose to present it is relevant, especially if people paid money to view that find.

And implying that if you aren't satisfied with a product or feel you have been defrauded, just get your money back and shut up about it, is also barking mad, and probably one you would never subscribe to if not for the fact that you consider Phil a friend.

If it had been Patricia Cornwell who had done this, and people were crying foul (and somehow I get the feeling a lot more people WOULD be crying foul), I don't think people would have leaped to her defense claiming it was her photo and she could do what she wanted with it and we should all just be grateful she decided to share it with us.

[Roy Corduroy]

Congratulations on your new book, Phil.

There is precedent, of course. The enigmatic Providence Place, Stepney photo (click) was presented as a two page spread in Victorian and Edwardian London from old photographs by John Betjeman, 1969. And it worked just fine.

Roy

[Jenni Shelden]

aww you guys are great.

I havent read the book - but i will do eventually. I think Philip to be a very proficient and entertaining writer and I have only heard good things about the Whitby photos from fellow ripperologists - thus far having missed Philips talks on the subject myself .

to be fair i know Philip himself has said he was not 100 percent happy with some of how it had been put together - earlier in this very thread but the photo being split across a page - or whatever it was - was probably done in order to make it as large as possible

simple

or not i mean its ripperology

Jenni

[Tom_Wescott]

I hope, Mark,that future users of this site will see and take note of my spirited challenge of cosy little sects on this site who always agree with one another regardless of the simple facts, or the simple truth.

Ha ha. I always love how shared opinion must mean a concerted conspiracy to hide some evidence or put forth manufactured evidence. And yeah, when I think of the Casebook, I think of harmonious agreement amongst all.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Stewart P Evans]

Hi

Ha ha. I always love how shared opinion must mean a concerted conspiracy to hide some evidence or put forth manufactured evidence. And yeah, when I think of the Casebook, I think of harmonious agreement amongst all.
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott

Hi Tom, fancy a conspiracy tonight?

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Tom, fancy a conspiracy tonight?

Only if you bring the Dutton Diaries. The secret Cutbush files you showed me last time over Fine Spanish Brandy proved to be rather lackluster. And by the way, I'm told that the upcoming revised edition of A-Z, retitled Jack the Ripper: Anderson - Z, is in no way biased by Begg's personal views.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Cap'n Jack]

And what I love, Tom, is when some fair-minded, unbiased, independent soul comes along here with some very fair, unbiased and independent criticism based on his or her fair, unbiased and very independent opinion, then you lot rip him to bits... simply because his or her very fair, unbiased and independent critcism is directed against someone you consider a 'friend'.

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi AP, and that's somehow different than you lying about Philip's integrity and the integrity of his work just to enact a grudge against some imagined cabal that wouldn't let poor AP play in any reindeer games? And I personally don't see that Mr. Winsett was 'ripped to bits."

Don't you think that if Philip was trying to push some fake picture of Dutfield's Yard for his own gain, that we would be the first to rip HIM to shreds? I know I'd want to stand in front of that line!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[longliz1888]

Well said

As stated above, Well said Tom ....

[Tom_Wescott]

Thanks, Liz. I'm workin' for ya over here.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Stephen Thomas]

I believe this illustration to be closer to the Gizah Pyramid than Berner Street.

Hi AP

What crap was that statement?

Do yourself a favour and pack this in will you. I'm a big fan of your investigative method, ie

I shot an arrow in the air
It fell to earth I know not where

You are, as the phrase goes. in a minority of one as regards what this photo shows. You're spouting bullsh!t and bollocks but as you are so indisputably so smart a chap you must be just acting as a wind up merchant and 'aving a bit of a larf' for personal reasons. What on earth could be your motivation?

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

Research appears to be demonstrating that AP is not quite so far off the mark as first imagined.

Back on this matter as soon as possible.

Regards,

Simon

[Monty]

Simon,

You mean YOU have evidence ?

Monty

[Stephen Thomas]

Research appears to be demonstrating that AP is not quite so far off the mark as first imagined.

What research would that be, Simon?

[Tom_Wescott]

Why is it that when AP gets support for a looney idea, it only comes from Simon or Perry Mason? Any thoughts? This time I think Simon bit off more than he can chew.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott