One of the things that I love the most about British stories, is the terminology. It's wonderful, interssting, weird, odd, and fascinating to listen to old time quotes read aloud, and to read newspaper articles from the day. Thanks for sharing what you did.
Began to watch this and it started to thunder and lightning. Added with your amazing narration, it was as always a very interesting watch... thank you!
Thank you! This is a clear look at an incident of when pranks and low visibility lent credence to a misunderstood phenomenon. I appreciate the illumination of a historic event.
Exemplary research and impeccable narration as always Mr. Jones. On a side note: when I was reading about the Hammersmith ghost encounters in 1824 I couldn’t help noticing the striking similarities to another famous folklore case from the Victorian era. • Appearing as a supernatural being. • Wearing a horrible mask. * Glowing eyes. * Attacking women and ripping their clothes and faces of with hooks (claws). * Omitting flames. * The obvious motive was to frighten people. * Disappearing in a seemingly unnatural manner. These are also the trademarks of Spring-healed Jack only 13 years after the Hammersmith ghost encounters in 1824. Is it possible that the same culprit, or perhaps culprits, were responsible in both cases, having perfected the theatrical ‘special effects’ and evolved their fictive character into their own unique creation? Just a thought.
Hi Magnus. Thank you for your kind words. Funny you should say that. I was going to end the video by saying that another spectral finger was waiting to spring from the shadows! When I found the story of the woman having flame omitted at her, my mind went immediately to Spring Heeled Jack. One thing I didn't include, largely because it didn't fit this particular narrative, was that in the 1824 spate, the son of a nobleman was suspected, but it was covered up.
@@JackTheRipperTours Great minds… Interesting about the nobleman’s son. I don’t think I stumbled across him when I read about the case. Do you know his name, or was it a successful cover up? Perhaps I’m seeing patterns that aren’t really there, but I can’t unsee the similarities in the testimonies. It’s a at least a tempting connection to play around with. I’m still hoping for your take on the torso murders, and if there were any links to Jack in the police reports. Even if it wasn’t, it’s still remarkable that such a small area would house two quite spectacular Victorian serial killers in the same time frame. And none of them got caught.
I was thinking the same thing watching this episode, especially the hooks on the hand tearing clothes and the flames coming from the mouth. The 1837 case of the assault on a serving girl in South East London featured both from memory.
The whole phenomenon reminds me of the "Scary Clown Craze" a few years ago - the more the press and social media picked up on it, the more it spread. I think what we have here is a Victorian meme.
I heard of this ghost via Buzzfeed Unsolved originally. I personally have conflicting feelings about the ghost. As a person who believes in the existence of ghosts I want to believe there really is a spirit haunting that part of London but the skeptic in me is wondering why did the eyewitnesses insist the ghost had a sheet on it like the cartoon depiction of ghosts. That just makes me think that the ghost was someone who wanted to play a horrendous prank on people. And yet the knowledge that the ghost has been spotted long after the murder makes me wonder what was really going on.
I wonder if incidents like this actually gave rise to the cartoon trope of ghosts looking like someone dressed in a white sheet? The trope of a burglar wearing a striped jersey was established at around this time: burglars were often ex-sailors who had become unemployed after the Battle of Trafalgar, and naval jerseys at the time were striped...
Ghost are real.......... catching them with rifles and a rope like they are the Wild Bunch? Well I'm going out on a limb here when I say I've heard worse ideas and when/if I think of one I will update. Printing $300 billion dollars to reduce inflation, there we go I was sweating but found one😂😂😂
"Oh demons, the Ghoulboys are here!" I LOVE Shane and Ryan. They are informative, hilarious, sweary, and don't BS the fans with rigged scares to get ratings.
As for the ghost being spotted long after.... that would be more people dressing in sheets and keeping it going. Copycat ghosts, if you will. And human gullibility. (I do believe in hauntings, etc, but most of this stuff is utter codswallop)
There's something compelling about the way the reported, Chris. You can sense that some of them were written tongue in cheek, yet they hinted as opposed to stated!
I'm not a man to be spooked by these things but your narrative skills plus the imagery have me siting with a pistol at hand (I'm a yank). I love this channel and happy Monday over there!
Just so I'm completely clear on the subject matter I need to clarify something. So the way that you catch a ghost is with rifles along with handguns even though they are... 1) Already dead, not sure what a gun adds. 2) Are spectral so can't be touched by physical objects, bullets now obsolete. 3) Based on description it sounds like someone might have wanted to hunt an Angel, otherworldly figure all in white. 4) The cornucopias amount of alcohol that was consumed by these Keystone Ghost Hunters? My Gawd I've heard the Benny Hill theme song while picturing how this played out and the Brits are a special breed I tell ya. Notice calling a Priest was never an option so what were the plans after we catch this ghost? Knowing these guys "put it in Mason Jar and put holes in the lid. Look I made a flash light with lightning bu.... I mean an Angel"!
If you are interested in Jack The Ripper,victorian crime and strange things from that period,please subscribe to this best channel of ALL out there!I simply cannot praice this man's stuff enough.You Richard are what I've been waiting for for years.Please do a lenghty one on Springheeled Jack.Simply adore your channel pal.
No record of whose grave the 1955 manifestation "sunk into?" Did I miss it or was the reporter too frightened to check the inhabitant? Excellently presented, as always!
Pleased you enjoyed it. There aren't too many graves around the churchyard any more. I presumed it was the one in the video, as it was the only one that could be describes as solitary, but couldn't be sure.
Actually I covered this story back in the mid 80's and interviewed the church warden of the time. My research reveals it to be the 'Colvette tomb' where the spectre was reported to dissolve. Earlier publications will state it more clearly than the present literature, this is the key to the puzzle. I was hoping to make a trip on the anniversary of 2005, but sadly I had left the U.K. by then. Hope this helps.
Hi Ray. The Colvette tomb is the one Chris Farman mentions in the article. I didn't want to name it in the video, just in case anything happened to it as a result. The 2005 anniversary was a damp squib, so you probably didn't miss much! Did the warden give you any further details about the man whose ghost it was said to be?
A very unique story regarding a haunting. The main problem with the ghost was it was never properly identified aside from the possibility it was someone who committed suicide. From what I understand policing as we know it didn't exist until much later. Before that law enforcement was limited to watches and the bailiffs used by the court, at least that is my own impression, but they didn't otherwise have cops on the beat who could have looked for the "ghost" or whoever was playing him. As for the guy who shot the other it is tragic simply because it was a case of mistaken identity. He was trying to shoot the ghost not an innocent man, but while he was found guilty I think the King approached it with more sense than the magistrates, and a year's imprisonment was the suitable punishment. Incidentally if there had been a police presence at the time the shooting wouldn't have occurred because the cops would have advised citizens to stay off the street and not carry guns; let the police handle the ghost hunt.
If ghosts are real then one can only imagine how haunted Whitechapel would be to this day. Nice story 👌. Several straping men in women's apparel must be a British thing. JTR wrote several letters suggesting the police do just that. As a matter of fact it became quite a theme. I hope it wasn't the Metropolitan Police they called. What a wasted effort that would have been. But seriously, this was extremely interesting.
Interesting. Was this in the area of Jack the Ripper? Or are you just truly interested in several of these type of stories? I'm confused: I thought Thomas Millwood was the man who went out in the night , to prevent his wife from walking home alone, and he was the one who yelled and got no answer. I'm sorry that I didn't listen well enough.
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What a delightful talent to narrate a story!
One of the things that I love the most about British stories, is the terminology. It's wonderful, interssting, weird, odd, and fascinating to listen to old time quotes read aloud, and to read newspaper articles from the day. Thanks for sharing what you did.
I used to live in Hammersmith: I had heard a little about the ghost but only in passing. Thank you for posting this full history. :)
Ah, yes. Drunken ghost-hunters with guns. What could possibly go wrong?
Began to watch this and it started to thunder and lightning. Added with your amazing narration, it was as always a very interesting watch... thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it, Payten. Added thunder and lightening as well!
Thank you! This is a clear look at an incident of when pranks and low visibility lent credence to a misunderstood phenomenon. I appreciate the illumination of a historic event.
This is an interesting story. Your narration is impeccable, Richard. Happy Sunday!
And a happy Sunday to you too. Thanks for the compliment.
Exemplary research and impeccable narration as always Mr. Jones.
On a side note: when I was reading about the Hammersmith ghost encounters in 1824 I couldn’t help noticing the striking similarities to another famous folklore case from the Victorian era.
• Appearing as a supernatural being.
• Wearing a horrible mask.
* Glowing eyes.
* Attacking women and ripping their clothes and faces of with hooks (claws).
* Omitting flames.
* The obvious motive was to frighten people.
* Disappearing in a seemingly unnatural manner.
These are also the trademarks of Spring-healed Jack only 13 years after the Hammersmith ghost encounters in 1824.
Is it possible that the same culprit, or perhaps culprits, were responsible in both cases, having perfected the theatrical ‘special effects’ and evolved their fictive character into their own unique creation?
Just a thought.
Hi Magnus. Thank you for your kind words. Funny you should say that. I was going to end the video by saying that another spectral finger was waiting to spring from the shadows! When I found the story of the woman having flame omitted at her, my mind went immediately to Spring Heeled Jack. One thing I didn't include, largely because it didn't fit this particular narrative, was that in the 1824 spate, the son of a nobleman was suspected, but it was covered up.
@@JackTheRipperTours Great minds… Interesting about the nobleman’s son. I don’t think I stumbled across him when I read about the case. Do you know his name, or was it a successful cover up? Perhaps I’m seeing patterns that aren’t really there, but I can’t unsee the similarities in the testimonies. It’s a at least a tempting connection to play around with.
I’m still hoping for your take on the torso murders, and if there were any links to Jack in the police reports. Even if it wasn’t, it’s still remarkable that such a small area would house two quite spectacular Victorian serial killers in the same time frame. And none of them got caught.
I was thinking the same thing watching this episode, especially the hooks on the hand tearing clothes and the flames coming from the mouth. The 1837 case of the assault on a serving girl in South East London featured both from memory.
The whole phenomenon reminds me of the "Scary Clown Craze" a few years ago - the more the press and social media picked up on it, the more it spread.
I think what we have here is a Victorian meme.
I heard of this ghost via Buzzfeed Unsolved originally. I personally have conflicting feelings about the ghost. As a person who believes in the existence of ghosts I want to believe there really is a spirit haunting that part of London but the skeptic in me is wondering why did the eyewitnesses insist the ghost had a sheet on it like the cartoon depiction of ghosts. That just makes me think that the ghost was someone who wanted to play a horrendous prank on people. And yet the knowledge that the ghost has been spotted long after the murder makes me wonder what was really going on.
I wonder if incidents like this actually gave rise to the cartoon trope of ghosts looking like someone dressed in a white sheet? The trope of a burglar wearing a striped jersey was established at around this time: burglars were often ex-sailors who had become unemployed after the Battle of Trafalgar, and naval jerseys at the time were striped...
@@chrischibnall593 That’s a good question which I have no answer for.
Ghost are real.......... catching them with rifles and a rope like they are the Wild Bunch? Well I'm going out on a limb here when I say I've heard worse ideas and when/if I think of one I will update. Printing $300 billion dollars to reduce inflation, there we go I was sweating but found one😂😂😂
"Oh demons, the Ghoulboys are here!" I LOVE Shane and Ryan. They are informative, hilarious, sweary, and don't BS the fans with rigged scares to get ratings.
As for the ghost being spotted long after.... that would be more people dressing in sheets and keeping it going. Copycat ghosts, if you will. And human gullibility. (I do believe in hauntings, etc, but most of this stuff is utter codswallop)
Fantastic yet again.. Your videos are so interesting
Thank you, very kind of you to say so.
Ahhhhhh,one of my favourite stories finally done properly,as you always do.THANX ALOT PAL!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I love the elegant diction of 19C newspaper reportage: so different to that of today!
There's something compelling about the way the reported, Chris. You can sense that some of them were written tongue in cheek, yet they hinted as opposed to stated!
You are a fantastic storyteller!..You really bring the stories to life with your narration. Looking forward to your next tale of the macabre!
Thank you so much!
Loved this! Great story and now I’m looking forward to Halloween.
Me too!!
A large number of young men who are upset and nervous going out into the dark of night armed with guns. What could go wrong?
Love it, great story, very compelling, thank you Richard and you're such a smooth talker.
Very kind of you, Julie.
Excellent video 👍🤝 well done 👏
Thank you 👍
A teenager having a laugh wearing a sheet. That's the probable truth of it.
I'm so sorry to hear of the death of Queen Elizabeth. Condolences to all her subjects.
BRILLIANT...LOVE THIS AS I WAS BORN IN HAMMERSMITH!
Thank you, Brenda. Do you still live there?
@@JackTheRipperTours no, unfortunately...very desirable as Black Lion Lane is next to The Thames
I just read about this story yesterday! What a coincidence. Brilliant as always Richard.
Thanks. That is a coincidence, indeed!
Love these videos of tales from time of Jack the Ripper
Thank you, David. I'm pleased that you enjoy them.
"do you want a punch of the head" lol rude ghost
Great video as always
Glad you liked the video. Yes. I did like the "do you want a punch of the head."
@@JackTheRipperTours can't believe the poor bloke got shot, guess he didn't wear his greatcoat like his mother in law said, tragic really
There really is no limit to human gullibility
What a wonderful channel you have made here. It’s so interesting! Thankyou. 👍🇬🇧
Another very entertaining Video.. Keep them coming , always a pleasure to watch .
Thanks, will do!
I'm not a man to be spooked by these things but your narrative skills plus the imagery have me siting with a pistol at hand (I'm a yank). I love this channel and happy Monday over there!
And a happy Monday to you also, John.
Just so I'm completely clear on the subject matter I need to clarify something. So the way that you catch a ghost is with rifles along with handguns even though they are...
1) Already dead, not sure what a gun adds.
2) Are spectral so can't be touched by
physical objects, bullets now obsolete.
3) Based on description it sounds like
someone might have wanted to hunt
an Angel, otherworldly figure all in white.
4) The cornucopias amount of
alcohol that was consumed by these
Keystone Ghost Hunters? My Gawd I've
heard the Benny Hill theme song while
picturing how this played out and the Brits
are a special breed I tell ya.
Notice calling a Priest was never an option so what were the plans after we catch this ghost? Knowing these guys "put it in Mason Jar and put holes in the lid. Look I made a flash light with lightning bu.... I mean an Angel"!
Never underestimate British eccentricity (and occasional complete lack of common sense)!
Guns don't work on ghosts? Sam and Dean Winchester beg to differ!
I used to live in Chiswick on the Hammersmith borders and the The Black Lion was my favourite pub.
I enjoyed that - what a wonderful story - and very well told.
Glad you enjoyed it
If you are interested in Jack The Ripper,victorian crime and strange things from that period,please subscribe to this best channel of ALL out there!I simply cannot praice this man's stuff enough.You Richard are what I've been waiting for for years.Please do a lenghty one on Springheeled Jack.Simply adore your channel pal.
Thank you Jan. Yes, indeed, Spring Heeled Jack is in preparation!
@@JackTheRipperTours And........I am seriously looking foreward to that pal!!!!!
I love to hear story’s that someone reads
Loved this ! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
No record of whose grave the 1955 manifestation "sunk into?" Did I miss it or was the reporter too frightened to check the inhabitant? Excellently presented, as always!
Pleased you enjoyed it. There aren't too many graves around the churchyard any more. I presumed it was the one in the video, as it was the only one that could be describes as solitary, but couldn't be sure.
Actually I covered this story back in the mid 80's and interviewed the church warden of the time. My research reveals it to be the 'Colvette tomb' where the spectre was reported to dissolve. Earlier publications will state it more clearly than the present literature, this is the key to the puzzle. I was hoping to make a trip on the anniversary of 2005, but sadly I had left the U.K. by then. Hope this helps.
Hi Ray. The Colvette tomb is the one Chris Farman mentions in the article. I didn't want to name it in the video, just in case anything happened to it as a result. The 2005 anniversary was a damp squib, so you probably didn't miss much! Did the warden give you any further details about the man whose ghost it was said to be?
First class work, love it
Thank you! Cheers!
You could get a job doing audio books. You have that voice and storytelling ability.
Thank you Adam, very kind of you to say so.
Adam 1982, I think Richard has been doing this kind of work for decades! He's the best.
A great story! Many thanks indeed!!! :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
A very unique story regarding a haunting. The main problem with the ghost was it was never properly identified aside from the possibility it was someone who committed suicide. From what I understand policing as we know it didn't exist until much later. Before that law enforcement was limited to watches and the bailiffs used by the court, at least that is my own impression, but they didn't otherwise have cops on the beat who could have looked for the "ghost" or whoever was playing him. As for the guy who shot the other it is tragic simply because it was a case of mistaken identity. He was trying to shoot the ghost not an innocent man, but while he was found guilty I think the King approached it with more sense than the magistrates, and a year's imprisonment was the suitable punishment. Incidentally if there had been a police presence at the time the shooting wouldn't have occurred because the cops would have advised citizens to stay off the street and not carry guns; let the police handle the ghost hunt.
Should have got longer than one year. Just for sheer stupidity let alone murder.
Fascinating
A Great story teller👋
If ghosts are real then one can only imagine how haunted Whitechapel would be to this day. Nice story 👌. Several straping men in women's apparel must be a British thing. JTR wrote several letters suggesting the police do just that. As a matter of fact it became quite a theme. I hope it wasn't the Metropolitan Police they called. What a wasted effort that would have been. But seriously, this was extremely interesting.
to the owner of this channel, would you do a video about the infamous Jack the Stripper murders of the 1960s?
Hi. An interesting case, but, to be honest, I tend to keep to the Victorian era.
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I can't help giggling at all this. Did they have a particularly small gene pool in Hammersmith at the time?
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Really? I missed out! That bites.
Interesting. Was this in the area of Jack the Ripper? Or are you just truly interested in several of these type of stories?
I'm confused: I thought Thomas Millwood was the man who went out in the night , to prevent his wife from walking home alone, and he was the one who yelled and got no answer. I'm sorry that I didn't listen well enough.
Hammersmith is in West London. Whitechapel (Ripper territory) is just to the east of Central London. They are about 10 miles (16km) apart.