Spittlefields

Type: Location

As of November 2026, Spittlefields has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History. Spitalfields is frequently mentioned in "The Rest Is History" podcast episodes about Jack the Ripper, highlighting its significance in the context of the murders. The hosts refer to specific locations within Spitalfields, such as 29 Hambury Street and Dutfield's Yard, emphasizing the area's dark history. Additionally, they note the connection of victims like Mary Ann Nichols to Spitalfields, reinforcing its role in this historical narrative.

Christ Church Spitalfields is an Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor. On Commercial Street in the East End and in today's Central London it is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, on its western border facing the City of London, it was one of the first of the so-called "Commissioners' Churches" built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, which had been established by an act of parliament in 1711.