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Haunted pub in London

The Ten Bells

The Spitalfields pub linked with the Jack the Ripper murders. Staff have reported feeling the presence of Annie Chapman, said to have drunk here, and of a Victorian landlord.

ReportedRepeated accounts, but without names or detail

The ghosts

  • Annie Chapman, the Ripper's second victim, whose presence staff say they have felt
  • A Victorian landlord said to haunt the upstairs rooms

History

The Grade II listed building dates from the mid-19th century, on the site of a pub founded much earlier. Inside the Commercial Street entrance is a large Victorian tiled panel of an old street scene. Tradition says Annie Chapman drank here shortly before her murder in 1888.

Visiting

Address
84 Commercial Street, Spitalfields, E1 6LY
Food
Food Tuesday to Sunday; kitchen closed on Mondays
Children
Not confirmed yet: check with the pub
Dogs
Not confirmed yet: check with the pub

Details last checked 24 October 2026. Check opening times on the pub’s website.

Ghost tours nearby

Tours starting within a short walk of the pub.

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