Its change of focus to Jack the Ripper was only revealed when the facade of the building became visible a year later, leading to numerous protests.

[2] A mocked-up morgue in the basement includes shrines to the "canonical five" victims – Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly – as well as Emma Elizabeth Smith, Alice McKenzie and Frances Coles.

[2] One exhibit is the whistle used by police constable Edward Watkins to summon help when he discovered the body of Eddowes, and the truncheon and notebook case he was carrying.

[3] The application stated: "The museum will recognise and celebrate the women of the East End who have shaped history, telling the story of how they have been instrumental in changing society.

[12] By 2017 the museum had lost an appeal to the Secretary of State and failed to comply with the change of signage and removal of the shutter.