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Paul Williams
Sergeant
Username: Wehrwulf
Post Number: 31
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 3:51 am: |       |
The Brighton fringe festival is advertising a series of ghost walks in the town of Lewes during May. They apparently feature a connection to the Jack the Ripper murders. Does anyone know what this connection is? |
Christopher T George
Chief Inspector
Username: Chrisg
Post Number: 719
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 10:30 am: | |
Hi, Paul
The tour of Lewes might be to see places connected with Coroner Wynne Edwin Baxter who presided over some of the inquests and who practised law in the county town of Lewes. Have a look at http://www.wynnebaxter.com/history.htm
Of course our old friend Roslyn D'Onston Stephenson has connections with Brighton as well, notably to the Cricketers Arms pub in Black Lion Street. He stayed there in the summer of 1888 just prior to the Ripper murders before moving to the London Hospital, which put him directly in the murder district. The Cricketers Arms pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of Jack the Ripper. 
All the best
Chris George
North American Editor
Ripperologist
http://www.ripperologist.info |
Adam Wood
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 7:05 am: | |
Hi Paul
Thanks for the info. Is there a web link?
We are preparing a series of talks/events based on links between the Ripper, Lewes and Brighton for the UK Conference in Brighton 2005.
The most obvious connection is that Coroner Wynne Baxter was born and raised in Lewes, becoming its first Mayor.
Anyone interested in attenting the Conference can register or sign up for email updates at www.ripperconference.com
Adam
Organiser
2005 UK Jack the Ripper Conference |
Paul Williams
Sergeant
Username: Wehrwulf
Post Number: 32
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 5:44 pm: | |
Hi
The fringe festival website is at http://194.242.156.252/index.asp? but the Lewes ghost walk is not mentioned there. It appears in the printed brochure. |
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