Mitre Square is a small, quiet square heading off Mitre Street, Aldgate.
It has three entrances: one from Mitre Street, the second leading from
Duke Street via the narrow Church Passage, and the third leading from
St James's Place.
Above: Contemporary police drawing of Mitre Square, Catherine's body being
found in the southwest corner (drawn in on this diagram).
Above: Another shot of Mitre Square.
Above: Looking down Church Passage into Mitre Square, about on the spot
where the man and woman were seen by Lawende and his friends. The scene
of the murder is opposite the very end of the passage, behind the trailer.
Photo courtesy of Stewart P. Evans.
Above: Standing in the north corner, at the entrance to St James Passage.
Photograph facing the south corner, which was the murder site. The body of
Eddowes was lying on the spot located behind the small van in the corner,
near the last parked motor scooter. Photo courtesy of Stewart P. Evans.
Above: Modern Mitre Square. Eddowes's body was found just behind the
bench in the back (seen between third and fourth post). Photograph
courtesy of Mr. Ivor Edwards.
Above: Closer up view of the modern murder spot, which is in the garden
in the forefront, just right of center. Photograph courtesy of Mr. Nick
Tarrant.
Above: Another angle, the garden/planter being immediately in the
foreground on the right. Photograph courtesy of Mr. John Smithkey III.
Above: One of the only Ripper murder scenes to retain its name, this is
a view of Mitre Square, Aldgate. This view looks eastward at St James's
Passage, which was called Church Passage at the time of the murder. The
passage leads to Duke's Place and further into Aldgate. Just behind the
flower box and towards the fence is the site where Catherine Eddowes was
found murdered. Taken: Thursday, May 13, 1999. Photograph courtesy of
Johnno.
Above: A close-up view of the modern buildings in Mitre Square which now
stand in the northern corner (opposite the corner where Catherine Eddowes
was found) in place of Kearley & Tonge's buildings, which stood there in
1888. The entrance to the Mitre Passage can be seen in the bottom left
corner of the picture. Taken: Thursday, May 13, 1999. Photograph
courtesy of Johnno.
Above: A full view of Mitre Square looking west from St James's Passage
(formerly Church Passage). The murder scene is to the left of where the
person is sitting. Mitre Street lies immediately behind. As can be seen
from the photo, Mitre Square still retains its cobblestones, one of the
very few reminders of what the square would have looked like in 1888.
Taken: Thursday, May 13, 1999. Photograph courtesy of Johnno.
Above: A view of Mitre Square looking south-east from Mitre Passage. The
school can be seen in the background, and St James's Passage (formerly
Church Passage) can be seen to the left of the black poles. The scene of
the murder is now shown, but is off to the right of the picture. Taken:
Thursday, May 13, 1999. Photograph courtesy of Johnno.
Above: A view of a rain-soaked Mitre Square looking south towards the
Mitre Street entrance. The murder scene is on the left side of the
flower box, under the trees, as shown from this angle. Taken: Tuesday,
June 29, 1999. Photograph courtesy of Johnno.
