Rippervision Jack the Ripper Tours

19/10/2024

London’s number 1 Jack the Ripper tour - is rocking the streets of Whitechapel with its world famous Halloween tours. Running every night of the week from 7.30pm. Grab your tickets now !! www.thejacktherippertour.com

21/02/2024

Some great pictures of the hustle and bustle in and around the Old Petticoat Lane market.

Petticoat lane is synonymous with the street market that takes place in the area every Sunday. It was known as Petticoat Lane as far back as 1608, probably named for the old clothes tat were sold there, before changing its name to Middlesex Street in the early years of the 19th Century.

The market was first known as Hogs Lane in the Tudor Times, which spans around the years 1485-1608. This is due to its initial rural sale of goods such as pigs and other livestock. As the years went by, this rural nature changed as cottages surfaced by the city walls in the 1590s.

It wasn’t until the early 1600s where the ‘Petticoat Lane’ name was coined, named after the street it was on. By this time, the area became a commercial district where second-hand clothes and bric-à-brac (miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value) goods were sold and exchanged.

One theory is that the name of the market comes from a tale that referred to petticoats as a lady’s undergarments. It was claimed that “they would steal your petticoat at one end of the market and sell it back to you at the other,” reflecting the bustling nature of the market.

The market’s name officially changed to Middlesex Street in the 1830s as the Victorians were displeased with the reference the term ‘petticoat’ had to undergarments. At the time, Christianity was very prevalent within social and political life. As a result, the term was perceived to be too racy and required change.

It was not officially recognised as a market until an Act of Parliament in 1936 – only five centuries later, no big deal.
After this period, the market’s ventures turned back to good fortune. At the beginning of the 1970s, the new wave of immigration from India and East Asia helped the market continue to prosper and grow into the shopping hub and attraction it is today.
Petticoat Lane Market continues to attract many visitors today. Having become one of the East End’s historical treasures, it attracts tourists from all over the world.

You can see the market areas on our Jack the Ripper tour that takes place every night at 7.30pm - www.theJacktherippertour.com

20/02/2024

A rare glimpse into the past with this great old photo of a London pub interior, taken in 1890’s. Could it be one of the many associated with the Ripper and his victims ? Visit - www.thejacktherippertour.com

18/02/2024

Get ready to take London’s number 1 Jack the Ripper tour - With Ripper-Vision. Grab your tickets here :
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01/11/2022

Tonight’s. VIP Jack the Ripper tour with pub stops and an awesome buffet meal in the famous White Hart pub. Come join us next time - www.thejacktherippertour.com

13/06/2022

We had the great pleasure of taking the legendary Stormy Daniels on one of our Jack the Ripper tours last weekend. www.thejacktherippertour.com

30/05/2022

Summer’s here and the time is right ……..
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03/03/2022

Out and about the streets of the old East End with a student group. Come join us next time at www.thejacktherippertour.com

15/12/2021

08/12/2021

A late night VIP Ripper tour for two lovely ladies from the States. www.thejacktherippertour.com

06/12/2021

The ultimate Tour experience this xmas. Public and private tours running the whole month of December.
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03/10/2021

The men in black ready to deliver another Ripper tour. Come join us some time !!

02/10/2021

Christ church and the Ten Bells pub at this very moment

02/10/2021

Braving the weather !!! Well done to all who came along !!!

28/07/2021

Another awesome night in the back streets of London’s East End. Make sure you join us next time @. www.thejacktherippertour.com

27/07/2021

Dedication is what you need !!!! Although it was raining out of the heavens we all managed to group together for another superb Jack the Ripper walk. In a way it added to the atmosphere of the old East End. Join us sometime.
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25/07/2021

Voted the most popular Jack the ripper tour in London with top of the range hand held projectors and expert guides. Runs 7.30pm , 7 nights a week, from Exit ...

25/07/2021

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Voted the most popular Jack the ripper tour in London with top of the range hand held projectors and expert guides. Runs 7.30pm , 7 nights a week, from Exit ...