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 1811, in homes located half a mile apart near the London Docklands district of Wapping, London, England, United Kingdom. The main suspect in the slayings, John Williams, killed himself before he could be put on trial.
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
Wapping is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames between St Katharine Docks to the west, and Shadwell to the east. This position gives the district a strong maritime character.
The Prospect of Whitby is a Wapping landmark.
Heinkel He 111 bomber over the Surrey docks and Wapping in the East End of London on 7 September 1940
Wapping Old Stairs
Though Execution Dock is long gone, this gibbet is still maintained on the Thames foreshore by the Prospect of Whitby public house
