Plaque

George Chapman

Inscription

George Chapman (born Severin Klosowski) 1865 - 1903
"The Cable Street Dandy"
Lived and worked in Cable Street 1888.
International Ripperologists Society
Jack the Ripper Suspect

Site: George Chapman & Elizabeth Stride (2 memorials)

E1, Cable Street, 12, Jack the Ripper Museum (ex)

Unsurprisingly the International Ripperologists Society doesn't seem to exist other than as part of this misconceived museum.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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George Chapman

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George Chapman

A barber/surgeon, who at the time of the murders lived in the cellar of the W...

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Jack the Ripper Museum

When this misconceived museum opened, its planning application had described ...

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Elizabeth Stride

Elizabeth Stride

The body of Elizabeth Stride, 1843 - 1888, was taken to St George-in-the East...

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