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angie
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 5:48 pm: |       |
Not sure if this is the right board for this topic but: I read that you don't recommend any of the JtR walks held in London and I was wondering if it is because you find them amoral or because you just don't think of them as informative? |
Ally
Inspector
Username: Ally
Post Number: 338
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 2:00 pm: | |
Clarify: Who is "you"?
Ally
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angie
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Saturday, March 06, 2004 - 4:34 pm: | |
Oh, sorry. I meant the people who make this site, or more specifically, the one who wrote the FAQ. |
Andrew Spallek
Inspector
Username: Aspallek
Post Number: 454
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2004 - 1:24 pm: | |
I didn't write the FAQ, but I will give a personal opinion. If you are interested in the case I would recommend taking one of the Ripper walks once, mainly to get a lay of the land.
But don't expect to see the sites looking anything like they did in 1888. If it's Victorian atmosphere you are after, you find find precious little of it on the Ripper walks the murder sites have changed dramatically.
I would in no way consider the tours to be amoral or unethical (unless people are inconsiderate enough to trample on the property of others). Whether they are in good taste or not is another question. Many of the locals do not consider them in good taste.
Andy S. |
Alan Sharp
Chief Inspector
Username: Ash
Post Number: 502
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 5:05 am: | |
I would agree with Andy here. I always recommend anyone on their first trip to Whitechapel, take the tour just to familiarise yourself with the lie of the land and the locations of the sites. Then go back the next day and revisit them on your own to get a proper feel for the area.
As Andy said, it is difficult to get the Victorian atmosphere but there are some locations where you can still get it. One recommendation is to walk up Angel Alley then turn and look back at the entrance, it gives you a nice feel for what these courts and alleyways must have looked like back in 1888. |
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