The Ten Bells London Jack the Ripper

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It’s still standing at 84 Commercial Street, looking all charming and red-bricked. But don't let the cute flower baskets fool you. This place was right in the heart of Jack the Ripper’s hunting ground.

We’re talking 1888. The streets were mean, foggy, and absolutely teeming with rumors. And the Ten Bells? It was the local watering hole for everyone—including the victims.

More Than Just a Pint

Annie Chapman, Mary Kelly, Elizabeth Stride… they all drank here. Can you imagine? They’d be nursing a pennyworth of gin, probably complaining about the rent. Then, poof. They’d step out into the night and never come back.

The pub became a morbid tourist trap immediately. People would crowd in, hoping to spot the killer or just gawk at the last place a victim was seen alive. Morbid, right? But also, totally understandable.

A local legend says one of the barmaids was briefly a suspect. Her name was Mary "Pearly Poll" Connelly. She was a bit of a troublemaker. She even claimed to have seen one of the victims with a posh-looking man. Oof.