Spitalfields Market

Spitalfields market has existed since the 12th century and has always been a place for public gatherings. During the Ripper's time, it provided employment for many local residents.

It is still a place for the public to gather and this "right" has been strongly defended in recent years from City developers.

Did You Know?

Around the time of the murders, the East End of London was a slum into which one million people were crowded, most in single rooms in decaying houses that had neither adequate water or sewage facilities.

More than half of all children died before the age of five and prostitution and alcoholism were rife.

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