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Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell.
Ratcliffe Lane, near Limehouse station.
Ratcliff Highway murders
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The Ratcliff Highway murders were two attacks on two separate families – the Marr and Williamson families – that resulted in seven fatalities. The two attacks occurred twelve days apart in December 18
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…Ratcliffe Cross and there was a purpose-built Quaker meeting house in Schoolhouse Lane, which was demolished by soldiers in 1670. In late 1811, seven murders took place in Ratcliffe Highway (more recently St. George's Street), allegedly committed by a sailor named Williams, who committed suicide after being…
Newspaper sketch of the Marr mercer shop and residence
Contemporary newspaper illustration of the pen maul used in the first murders, showing the initials "IP" or "JP"
Reward notice for £50 for information regarding the Marr murders. James Gowan, Marr's apprentice, is misidentified as "Biggs".
The Marr funeral procession on Sunday, 15 December 1811