Durward Street
Durward Street is a street in the Whitechapel district of London , also known by its former name, Buck's Row . Directly across from Whitechapel Train Station , the street extends for approximately 320 meters between Vallance Road and Brady Street.
On August 31, 1888, the body of Polly Nichols , who is believed to be the first victim of the alleged series of murders by Jack the Ripper , was found on the sidewalk in Buck's Row . The street gained so much unwanted notoriety from the series of murders that it was renamed Durward Street that same year.
From the original appearance of Buck's Row, a schoolhouse and the wall off this building, on which the body of Polly Nichols was found, still survive.
literature
- Donald Rumbelow . The Complete Jack the Ripper (True Crime). Fully revised and updated edition. Penguin Books Ltd. London 2004, ISBN 0-14-017395-1 .
- Steward P. Evans, Keith Skinner: Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders. Public Records Office, Richmond 2002, ISBN 1-903365-39-2 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '12 " N , 0 ° 3' 37.8" W.