Mike Covell’s Blogg

This weekend I was fortunate to be a guest speaker at The Ghost Club in London, meeting at long last with noted Ripperologist, Author of The Jack the Ripper Location Photographs and Co-Author of The London of Jack the Ripper Then and Now, Philip Hutchinson.  The lecture, on Hull’s Ghostly Myths and Legends took in a few locations also associated with Robert D’Onston Stephenson and his family.

Whilst in London I managed to take a trip to the London Metropolitan Archives and looked through their extensive Trade Directory collection for any references to Robert D’Onston Stephenson, or any of his aliases.  I also looked for Mabel Collins, aka Mabel Cook, and Vittoria Cremers, who doesn’t have any aliases!

I also spent time looking for references to Pompadour Cosmetiques, and the property the trio were said to have worked at on Baker-street.

The trip fell on the hottest day England has had so far this year with temperatures reaching 32 degrees celcius, and it was even hotter on the tube, but it was a great day, with some great finds and all thanks to Philip and the great bunch at The Ghost Club.