Ripperana Jan 2008...What is this?

[Suzi]

Hi all-
I know I get my Ripperana slightly late...but not's let go there

....Anyway ...it's arrived and I was tantatalised by this pic on their Picture Desk...allegedly of Millers Ct



Quote 'An appararently recent photograph of the murder room at Miller's Court. Note the electric lamp-post,c 1959.Sent in by V.W.Gaudie

Now there's an Editorial to go with this which I'll type out if anyone's interested......but COME on this just doesn't look right does it in any way........electric light and Leonard Matters aside!!!!!!!!

What d'ya reckon??

Suz x

[Jenni Shelden]

possible i suppose

[Sam Flynn]

That's not the entrance to Mary Kelly's room on the left of picture. I seem to recall that her doorway had an arch above it, even up to when it was demolished, but that doorway has a flat lintel. And what's with those bollards?

[aspallek]

I thought Miller's Court was demolished in the 1920's or 1930's.

[Graham]

I thought Miller's Court was demolished in the 1920's or 1930's.

Andy,

1934 sticks in my tiny mind as the date. No way is that piccy the entrance to Miller's Court.

Cheers,

Graham

[Limehouse]

I saw this in Ripperana also and thought straight away that it did not look at all like Miller's Court. I checked my copy of the picture of Miller's Court in my old copy of The Complete Jack the Ripper (Rumbelow) and note that in the above picture, the brickwork curves round into the court, whereas in the picture taken on the morning that the murder was discovered, there is clearly no curve.

[Jenni Shelden]

good eyes

[Graham]

It's not narrow enough, for a start, and the brickwork is indeed very different.
Who is trying to kid whom?

Graham

[Dan Norder]

Can we give Nick Warren the benefit of the doubt and say it was an April Fool's Day joke?

Since we so rarely get to talk about Ripperana, has anyone heard how Nick's health is doing?

[Limehouse]

good eyes

Actually, not good eyes at all, but the differences are quite clearly to be seen. You don't have to look closely at all.


As I only got my copy of Ripperana last week I did wonder if it was an April Fool's joke but it is in the January edition.

[John Bennett]

1959? Miller's Court was demolished in 1928. Doh!!

It's Wood's Buildings.

The sinister 'alley' that runs between Whitechapel Rd and Winthrop Street which has been closed off since 2003.

JB

[Jenni Shelden]

oh woods buildings!! someone tell nick!!

[The Grave Maurice]

... which has been closed off since 2003.

It must have closed later than that, John. I walked through it in April 2004.

[aspallek]

I know the place, too. Could be. Looks plausible.

[John Bennett]

It must have closed later than that, John. I walked through it in April 2004.

Thanks, GM. I knew it was sometime around then.