Nestled in the historic Limehouse district, St Anne’s Church stands as a testament to both the architectural genius of Nicholas Hawksmoor and the ever-evolving spirit of East London. Consecrated in
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Mini Episode: Juan Carlos Medina (“The Limehouse Golem”)Mini Episode: Juan Carlos Medina (“The Limehouse Golem”)
Juan Carlos Medina is a director and writer, known for “Painless“*, “The Limehouse Golem“* “and “A Discovery of Witches“*. Based on the novel “Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem” by

Ghosts of the East End: Jack the Ripper and his victimsGhosts of the East End: Jack the Ripper and his victims
London has many ghosts. Just like any other area, the East End of London is full of tales and legends of apparitions and spectres. Today we are going to look

Episode 05: Stephen Saleh | Topic: Dark Lines of LondonEpisode 05: Stephen Saleh | Topic: Dark Lines of London
TALKS BEYOND TIME AND PLACE – EPISODE FIVE: STEPHEN SALEH Stephen is the author of “Dark Lines of London“, a time-travelling, supernatural and historical comic that he wrote together with

Episode 04: Robert Kingham | Topic: Pagan LondonEpisode 04: Robert Kingham | Topic: Pagan London
NOTE: Apologies for the bad sound quality of my microphone in the beginning. It is getting better from 05:25 onwards. TALKS BEYOND TIME AND PLACE – EPISODE FOUR: ROBERT KINGHAM

Episode 01: David Charnick | Topic: Peter Ackroyd’s Monstrous East EndEpisode 01: David Charnick | Topic: Peter Ackroyd’s Monstrous East End
“History and especially the story of London is just a continuous story and we just happen to be in these chapters at the moment. History is not the past, it

Nicholas Hawksmoor: A walk along his East End churchesNicholas Hawksmoor: A walk along his East End churches
A Walk beyond Time and Place The London churches of 18th century architect Nicholas Hawksmoor churches have historically and fictionally been connected to London’s most famous crimes. Authors like Iain

The Playwright and the Killer: The Connection between the Jack the Ripper Murders and Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”The Playwright and the Killer: The Connection between the Jack the Ripper Murders and Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Appeared originally in Ripperologist no. 144/June 2015 Additional bonus material to chapter 3.2 of my book London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place In a

London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place (2019)London and its genius loci – a journey beyond time and place (2019)
Philipp Röttgers, M.A., born in 1989, feels deeply connected to London, more than to any other place in the world. He is an expert in the capital’s (and Britain’s) literature