Beyond the “East End”, on the other side of the River Lea, lay the parish of West Ham and the industrial suburb of Stratford. Here were mills, porcelain factories and chemical works. Perhaps most importantly for the area there were the works of the Great Eastern Railway. For forty years…

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On the night of 21st April 1888, the coal merchant William Cook was driving down Fairfield Road when he saw a crowd of people outside the Caledonian Arms pub. At the centre of it were two women fighting. One of them clearly had the upper hand, landing several blows to…

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On Wednesday 25 April 1888, a Mrs Ann Smith, aged 51, of Hemsworth Street, Hoxton, stood before the magistrate at Worship Street Police Court to make a desperate plea for help. Her 25 year-old daughter Elizabeth – known as Annie – had left the family home that Saturday to attend…

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