Comments on: Chapter 1. The Death Of A Linen Draper https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jo N https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440191 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 16:09:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440191 I took to driving home down the Ratcliffe Highway – now just signed as The Highway – from my job at Sutton House, and I must admit its history was part of the fascination. Thanks for pointing out the sad locations – I know this spot exactly as it’s also marked by a speed camera.

]]> By: Jennifer Newbold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440175 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:10:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440175 Oh, this is tantalising! Something along the lines of a Christmas Eve ghost story without the ghosts…! (There aren’t ghosts, are there…?)

And serialised, to boot! I can’t wait for the next instalment!

]]> By: Hélène https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440172 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:39:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440172 Great read but awful story. I look forward to reading more reports. Thanks.

]]> By: Rupert Neil Bumfrey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440171 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:37:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440171 Thank you Milo, a correct sense of keeping things in perspective ?

]]> By: Peter Hart https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440168 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:25:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440168 What a story. Can’t wait for the more. Thanks GA.

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440158 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:55:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440158 Well that certainly gave me the heebie-geebies. Glad they found the chisel though. It’s so annoying when ones tools go missing.

]]> By: Mathilde Grange https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440153 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:07:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440153 Great stuff! I can’t wait to read more. Thanks, dear G.A.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/12/07/the-ratcliffe-highway-murders/#comment-1440140 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:43:55 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=189759#comment-1440140 Oooooh – scary stuff! Looking forward to hearing whodunnit, the possible motive etc.

Also interesting that the Ratcliffe has disappeared as a named district (it appears on older maps). I wonder if it was because of the association with the murders?

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