Jack the Ripper route

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3.26 mi
217 ft
01h03
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Jack the Ripper, the serial killer, was largely active in the Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London, in the autumn of 1888. This walkintour brings you along several crime spots where the bodies of the victims of Jack the Ripper were found.

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Difficulty level: Medium (57/100)

Length: 3.26 mi

Duration: 01h03


Total ascent: 217 ft

Maximal slope: 2.4 %

Average slope: 1.3 %

Net ascent: 16.4 ft

Total descent: 200 ft

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Paved roads: 2.79 mi (86 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

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Car free roads: 0 ft (0 %)

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start: Whitechapel Market, Globe Town, E1 1DT London, UK
        Closest address to end: Mount Terrace 22, E1 London, UK

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        Places of interest

        1. Durward Street

          0 · Crime spot

          In the early morning of 31 August 1888, the body of Mary Ann Nichols ("Polly") was found on the …

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        2. Handbury Street, 29

          0 · Crime spot

          In the early morning of 9 September 1888, the mutilated body of prostitute Annie Chapman was found …

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        3. Dorset Street 13 - Miller's Court

          0 · Crime spot

          No. 13, Miller''s Court in Dorset Street was the scene of the murder of Mary Jane Kelly by Jack …

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        4. Mitre Square

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          The south corner of the square was the site of the murder of Catherine Eddowes by "Jack the …

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        5. Gunthorpe Street - George Yard

          0 · Crime spot

          George Yard is a narrow north-south alley connecting Wentworth Street and Whitechapel High Street. …

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        6. Brick Street - Whitechapel High Street

          0 · Crime spot

          Emma Elizabeth Smith was viciously assaulted and robbed in Osborn Street, the part of Brick Lane …

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        7. Henriques Street

          0 · Crime spot

          On the night of 30 September 1888, prostitute Elizabeth Stride was found dead in Dutfield''s Yard …

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        Durward Street
        Handbury Street, 29
        Dorset Street 13 - Miller's Court
        Mitre Square
        Gunthorpe Street - George Yard
        Brick Street - Whitechapel High Street
        Henriques Street
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