May 2020 - London beyond time and place

Durward Street, former Buck's Row in Whitechapel, site of the murder of Jack the Ripper victim Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols (Photo: Philipp Röttgers)

Guest blog for “Jack the Ripper tour”: A look at the connection between the Whitechapel Murders And the TV Series “Whitechapel”Guest blog for “Jack the Ripper tour”: A look at the connection between the Whitechapel Murders And the TV Series “Whitechapel”

25. May 2020| Philipp Roettgers| 5 Comments | 16:00

It’s an honour to be featured as a guest author on Richard Jones’ website. Richard is a bestselling author and a tour guide of Jack The Ripper Tour and London

William Terriss was murdered outside the Adelphi theatre in 1897 (Photo: Philipp Röttgers)

William Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actorWilliam Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actor

23. May 2020| Philipp Roettgers| 0 Comments | 15:20

William Terriss (1847 – 1897) was the hero of the Adelphi melodramas. He was murdered outside the theatre in Maiden Lane on 16 December 1897. His ghost is said to

50 Berkeley Square, the most haunted house in London (photo: Philipp Röttgers)

50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London

11. May 2020| Philipp Roettgers| 11 Comments | 19:08

Many spectacular spirits are said to haunt 50 Berkeley Square, the “most haunted house in London”: According to legend, the house is so charged with psychic tension, you only need

The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church (Photo: Philipp Röttgers)

London: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old ChurchLondon: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church

8. May 2020| Philipp Roettgers| 0 Comments | 18:12

Before Thomas Hardy became a novelist, he supervised the removal of the graveyard St Pancras Old Church in 1865, when the railway lines of St Pancras Station were laid through

Cleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obeliskCleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obelisk

1. May 2020| Philipp Roettgers| 0 Comments | 15:22

Cleopatra’s Needle is situated on the Westminster side of the Thames, near Victoria Embankment, across from Lambeth. There were plans to place it right outside the Houses of Parliament in

Month: May 2020

Guest blog for “Jack the Ripper tour”: A look at the connection between the Whitechapel Murders And the TV Series “Whitechapel”Guest blog for “Jack the Ripper tour”: A look at the connection between the Whitechapel Murders And the TV Series “Whitechapel”

William Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actorWilliam Terriss – The ghost of a murdered actor

50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London50 Berkeley Square – The most haunted house in London

London: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old ChurchLondon: The Hardy Tree in the churchyard of St Pancras Old Church

Cleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obeliskCleopatra’s Needle – London’s true obelisk