The next Interim Meeting will be on September 2nd 2023. See Facebook page for details. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1986435608324711

TOWER HAMLETS CEMETERY PARK  An oasis of calm in a concrete jungle.  Sue Parry    It was fantastic to be able to do again the things we so took for granted prior to the pandemic!  It was The Whitechapel Society December weekend; a veritable pick-n-mix. On offer to members on the Saturday was a guided […]

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Review of The Whitechapel Society Meeting of August 2022.  With attendance approaching that of pre-pandemic meetings, the mood was good at the August meeting of the Whitechapel Society; just one complication – Sue, known for her parish notices had succumbed to covid so carried out this role via zoom.  It was good to have Tony […]

  Scandal at Dolphin Square: A Notorious History  The perfect completion to the Whitechapel Society December weekend, the after- lunch speaker at The Chamberlain was Daniel Smith, who along with co-author Simon Danczuk (1) have written this compelling book.  In his introduction, Tony Power reminded us that Dan had previously spoken to the Society, via […]

Review of the April 2023 Meeting of The Whitechapel Society  By Louise Grace  Rod Beattie presents: “Jack the Ripper: The Policeman”.   Tony Power welcomed Rod Beattie to the April meeting of the Whitechapel Society. Rod had travelled all the way from Birmingham, the plan for which was thrown into repeated jeopardy by a threatened rail […]

Here is an idea of what happens at our Interim Meeting that are our Jack The Ripper discussion groups. In the wake of our trip to the Postal Museum and the exhibition on The Great Train Robbery we found ourselves in the Crutched Friar Pub for the Interim discussion. Tonight, the topic is ‘Why Do […]

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A package containing the April, June and August journals went into the post today (28/07) to each overseas member.  The August journal will be despatched to UK members during the week commencing 3rd August.

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Saturday 1st December A.G.M The Society’s A.G.M will be at 6pm in the basement room of the Chamberlain Hotel on Saturday 1st December 2018. December Meeting We are delighted to announce that our speaker will be Jon Rees whose talk is entitled “A Century Apart: Profiles of Jack the Ripper”. Doors will open at 7pm for a […]

The Whitechapel Society will hold it's AGM on Saturday 2nd December from 6pm at The Chamberlain Hotel on Minories. In previous years we have held a BGM on alternate years but following on from members feedback we have now changed this to be an AGM. Please see below a list of committee positions which are […]

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, former MP and Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and one of Britain's most sought-after award ceremony hosts and after-dinner speakers. A veteran of QI and Have I Got News For You, a reporter on The One Show and a regular on Just […]

SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th GEORGE FLEMING AT THE WS George Fleming of HISTORY AT LARGE is an historian, writer, theatrical director and actor. Anyone who came to the Salisbury Conference and assisted at his mock trial centred on the Maybrick diary will already be familiar with George's approach to historical events including true crime. With this […]

21 Years of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Society by The Whitechapel Society First formed in 1995, the Whitechapel Society strives to promote the study of the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the social history of London’s East End in the Victorian and early Edwardian eras. Since then, some of the finest Ripper resarchers and […]

Saturday 3rd Dec 2pm-4pm: Visit to the Bishopsgate Institute including seeing The Ted Ball Collection. Cost £2. 7pm-late: Christmas meeting of The WS at The Chamberlain Hotel. Auction of books (details to follow), launch of the new Whitechapel Society book, Quiz, Entertainment. The best leather apron competition. Entry free for WS members, guests pay £5 on the door. Sunday […]

We are pleased to share the results of the survey of members conducted recently. Click here to download a PDF version.

DAME BARBARA WINDSOR TO ATTEND THE MEMORIAL SERVICE TO MARK THE 73RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BETHNAL GREEN TUBE SHELTER DISASTER - THE WORST CIVILIAN DISASTER OF WORLD WAR 2 SUNDAY 6TH MARCH AT 2pm AT ST. JOHN ON BETHNAL GREEN CHURCH (NEXT TO BETHNAL GREEN TUBE STATION). Dame Barbara Windsor will return to her East […]

On May 7th Trevor Bond is organising a walk around Shakespeare's London, looking particularly at the theatres that were in the area at the time. It starts at 10.30, and finishes around 4 pm and includes a leisurely stroll around Southwark and Blackfriars, frequent refreshment stops, and possibly the tube to Shoredich for those of […]

By Edward Stow Ah - the Whitechapel Society Conference – much talked about before and after. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Jack the Ripper – with intrigue and drama aplenty, where the dark side comes alive and life recreates history! Attendees started gathering in the picturesque Wiltshire cathedral city of Salisbury […]

Meet at 11.30 am Outside (not inside) the Whitechapel Ideas Store (aka Whitechapel Library) 321 Whitechapel Road E1 1BU. (Next to the Blind Beggar Pub). Nearest Underground Station – Whitechapel – 5 minutes walk away.   The walk will take approximately two hours but will only be about ½ mile long! We will end up […]

The next meeting of The Whitechapel Society will take place on Saturday 6th February. Chris Jones - Bruce and Florence:Busting the Conspiracy Unfortunately our advertised speaker Kate Colquhoun has had to withdraw unexpectedly but we are delighted that Chris Jones will now be our speaker.   See Meetings pages for location details.  

On Sunday 6th December 2015 the Whitechapel Society have organised two events to supplement the evening meeting on Saturday 5th December (more on that later). On Sunday 6th Dec members are invited to join us at The Museum of London to see "The Crime Museum Uncovered" and/or join us for a meal at the nearby […]

The next meeting of The Whitechapel Society will take place on Saturday 5th December.   Neil Storey. East End Tales of Ghosts, Grim Times and Dark Deeds. More to follow.   See this page for events taking place on the day following the meeting - Sunday 6th December.   See Meetings pages for location details.  

As announced at the August meeting Dirty Dicks is undergoing refurbishment and when it re-opens they will no longer offer private hire. We are therefore delighted to announce our new venue will be The Chamberlain Hotel on Minories. We look forward to seeing you at our new home, starting with our next meeting on Saturday 3rd […]

The next meeting of The Whitechapel Society will take place on Saturday 3rd October. Angela Buckley - The Real Sherlock Holmes Angela Buckley is the author of The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Story of Jerome Caminada. She has shared stories from Detective Caminada’s casebook on BBC radio and television, in national magazines and newspapers […]

The committee of the Whitechapel Society are delighted to launch a brand new website. This modern website has been created over the last couple of months and allows the committee much easier access to updating content. The website will evolve as more content is added but we felt it important to start with the site […]

Due to venue availability the June meeting will take place on the second Saturday of June - 13th. Doors open normal time at 7pm.

During the successful Whitechapel Society conference in November held in Salisbury, a fundraising auction took place. The sum of £1000 was raised in the auction and the Committee of the Society voted to donate this money to a local charity. The Whitechapel Mission was chosen and their Director, Tony Miller, joined the Society meeting on […]