BRING YOUR BABY GUIDED WALK: The Real Stories of the Whitechapel Women 1888
About this Event
A walk for Bank Holiday Monday!
'Bring Your Baby' Guided London Walks are sensitively devised to suit parents and carers of even the tiniest babies to enjoy London’s history. We can stop whenever you like to feed and change - without the stress of feeling you are holding up the group. Because every participant brings their baby, patience and baby’s needs are at the forefront of each walk.
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not also have a baby.
This walk is written and guided by City of London guide Sue Doe, co-writer of the best-selling 'Women from Hackney's History' (2021) and 'Women from Hackney's History' Volume 2 (2025).
Walk description:
This is not about the unidentified murderer- yes, that one - of at least five women in 1888. He - whoever he was (about 100 suspects have been identified) - has had enough publicity.
This is about the women: Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane. This is about their lives and those of the people of Whitechapel and Spitalfields who were trying to help those in poverty.
Stops include:
- The sites where the women lived.
- Where did Petticoat Lane get its name?
- Why the local churches gained an infamous reputation.
- Toynbee Hall and the Salvation Army - providing help and refuge.
- The pub forced to change its name.
- And the other major event in women’s history happening locally in the same year.
A donation is being made by Bring Your Baby Guided London Walks and your guide to Beyond the Streets, a charity supporting women in similar circumstances in today’s east end.
(c) Copyright 'Bring Your Baby Ltd'
Agenda
🕑: 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
What you'll discover on this walk
Info: This is not about the unidentified murderer- yes, that one - of at least five women in 1888. He - whoever he was (about 100 suspects have been identified) - has had enough publicity.
This is about the women: Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane. This is about their lives and those of the people of Whitechapel and Spitalfields who were trying to help those in poverty.
Stops include:
- The sites where the women lived.
- Where did Petticoat Lane get its name?
- Why the local churches gained an infamous reputation.
- Toynbee Hall and the Salvation Army - providing help and refuge.
- The pub forced to change its name.
- And the other major event in women’s history happening locally in the same year.
🕑: 11:00 AM
Walk starts
Info: Outside St Botolphs Church, Aldgate High Street (nearest tubes, Aldgate, Aldgate East, Liverpool Street)
🕑: 12:00 PM
Lunch stop
Info: Halfway stop at Spitalfields Market for lunch and baby change. At this time you will be given an hour to change baby and get something to eat and drink at one of the many outlets and food vendors around Spitalfields Market before meeting the guide back at a given meeting point to resume the walk.
🕑: 02:00 PM
Walk ends
Info: Liverpool Street staion
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 24.12
