Mary Ann Nichols 1883 Photo
On the night of her death, Polly is known to have been staying at a
lodging house known locally as ‘The White House’, 56 Flower and Dean Street, where men and women are allowed to share a bed.
Friday, 31st August 1888:
11pm: An unnamed witness sees Polly walking down Whitechapel Road.
12.30am: Polly leaves The Frying Pan public house and returns to the
lodging house.
Approx. 1.30am: The deputy of the lodging house tells Polly to leave as she cannot pay the fee (known as “doss money”). Polly leaves but asks for a bed to be saved for her, exclaiming “see what a jolly bonnet I’ve got now” and showing off a new black bonnet.
2.30am: Polly meets Emily Holland and claims she has had her doss money three times already that day but has spent it on alcohol. She tells Emily that she is going to try soliciting for trade one more time before returning to the lodging house on Flower and Dean Street.
3.15am: Two police officers patrolling Buck’s Row report nothing unusual.
3.45am: Polly Nichols' body is discovered in Buck's Row by Charles Cross and Robert Paul. two men find police officer P.C. Neil, who calls for Dr. Llewellyn. The doctor pronounces Polly dead.
The inquest testimony reported Polly as having her throat slit, Two or three inches from the left side was a wound running in a jagged manner. The wound was a very deep one, and the tissues were cut through. as well as several incisions running across the naked body.
Buck's Row Mary Ann Nichols body is discovered
old photo of Buck’s Row, The arrow points to site where Mary Ann Nichols mutilated body was found.
Buck’s Row the site where Mary Ann Nichols body was found.
photo taken 2009.
Mary Ann Nichols Mortuary photo 1888
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