Category: research
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BOW STREET SOCIETY’S LONDON: Tower of London, April 2019
A glimpse into the real-life world of London in 1896. The Tower of London attracts millions of tourists every year and it’s been on my “bucket list” of places to visit for a long time. In March I was finally able to tick it off. The photograph above is of the famous White Tower that…
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A VICTORIAN HAUNTING, October 2019
T.G. Campbell’s visit to Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire In the Northampton countryside is a hidden gem dating back 900 years to a time when nuns following the Cluniac order formed a nunnery dedicated to St. Mary de la Pré. Delapré Abbey, as it’s known today, has been partially restored to its former glory. It’s a…
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COFFEE WITH A CURATOR: Dr Claire Smith, Metropolitan Police Historic Collection, May 2020
May’s blog sees the start of a new series of interviews intended to give you an insight into the captivating work of curators around the world. For the first instalment, I was privileged to share a (virtual) coffee with Dr Clare Smith, Historic Collection Curator at the Heritage Centre dedicated to the Metropolitan Police Service…
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LADY OWSTON’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS, December 2019
An introduction by T.G. Campbell: As we’re entering the festive season I wanted to include something light-hearted in my blog this month. Given Lady Katheryne Owston’s usual occupation as a freelance journalist for the Truth and Women’s Signal publications, in addition to being an active member of the Bow Street Society, I thought it apt to write a piece from…
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WHERE DID “COPPER” COME FROM? September, 2019
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The 190th Anniversary of the Founding of the Metropolitan Police Force The 29th September 2019 will mark the 190th anniversary of the founding of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel. It’s difficult for many to imagine a world in which there’s no police. Almost more difficult to imagine is a society so resistant to…
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JACK THE RIPPER CRIME CONFERENCE, October 2018
On Saturday 29th September I attended my first ever Jack the Ripper Crime Conference at the Arbor City Hotel in Whitechapel (where else?) in London. Like (almost) everyone on the face of the planet I’d heard about the (still) unsolved crimes of Jack the Ripper. I’d conducted some research into the early lives of some…
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BRAM STOKER’S WHITBY, December 2018
During the weekend before Christmas I was fortunate to enjoy a stay in the Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby with friends. As it’s become synonymous with Bram Stoker and his great Gothic work Dracula I thought it would be fitting to feature it in this month’s blog. I’d always wanted to visit Whitby after reading about it…