Spitalfields

Spitalfields is a former parish in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London, near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane. The Liberty of Norton Folgate and the neighbouring Liberty of the Old Artillery Ground were merged into Spitalfields in 1921.

By the later 19th century inner Spitalfields had eclipsed rival claimants to the dubious distinction of being the worst criminal rookery of London with common lodging-houses in the Flower and Dean Street area being a focus for the activities of robbers and prostitutes.

On the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, Spitalfields was the scene of two gruesome murders that took place on September 22nd, 1891. An unseen supernatural force snatched a woman off a toilet and dismembered her, and then set to work on slaughtering her seven-year-old daughter, Charlotte. Police investigated the scene and rumors began circulating that Jack the Ripper might have returned.

Points of Interest

 * Miller's Court: Miller's Court, now known as Dorset Street, is a thoroughfair located in the Spitalfields rookery in the East End of London. Miller's court gained notoriety in the late 19th century as the sight of the brutal murder of prostitute Mary Jane Kelly, who was killed by Jack the Ripper on November 9th, 1888.

Films that take place in

 * Hands of the Ripper

TV shows that take place in

 * Penny Dreadful

Comics that take place in

 * Hellblazer #3