EP 4: REAL OR FAKE: THE STORY OF SWEENEY TODD



Picture it, London 1790 your walking down the infamous Fleet Street. As you walk you pass a bakery, then a church and lastly a barbershop; if you weren't from the area you wouldn't second guess ordering one of the famous pies from the bakery or maybe stop in the barber shop for a fresh cut. However, if you took the time to ask any of the locals if they recommended either of these shops they would tell you if you know what's good for you, you should avoid them at all cost. Here is the story of Sweeney Todd and the truth about his legacy left on Fleet Street.

Picture it, London 1790 your walking down the infamous Fleet Street. As you walk you pass a bakery, then a church and lastly a barbershop; if you weren't from the area you wouldn't second guess ordering one of the famous pies from the bakery or maybe stop in the barber shop for a fresh cut.

186 Fleet Street, London

Inside the Newgate Prison

Sweeney Todd’s Barber Shop Today

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

1. DailyMail.com. (2008, 01 19). Revealed: The truth about the REAL Sweeney Todd. Daily Mail.com. Retrieved 04 03, 2021, from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-509190/Revealed-The-truth-REAL-Sweeney-Todd.html

2. The British Museum. (n.d.). John Crook. The British Museum. Retrieved 04 03, 2021, from https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG248166

3. 'Brick Lane', in Survey of London: Volume 27, Spitalfields and Mile End New Town, ed. F H W Sheppard (London, 1957), pp. 123-126. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol27/pp123-126 [accessed 3 April 2021].

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5. Johnson, B. (n.d.). Newgate Prison Wall. Historic UK. Retrieved 04 03, 2021, from https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Newgate-Prison-Wall/

For the Video

1. Guides, J. (2015, 05 15). Sweeney Todd the demon barber of Fleet St. - TOP 50 THINGS TO DO IN LONDON - London Guide. Joolz Guides. Retrieved 04 03, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyNcBdoSu9c&t=103s

For the Image:

1. Exploring London. (2013, 11 13). 10 fictional character addresses in London – 4. 186 Fleet Street…. Exploring London. Retrieved 04 04, 2021, from https://exploring-london.com/2013/11/13/10-fictional-character-addresses-in-london-4-186-fleet-street/

2. Haunted London. (n.d.). THE REAL SWEENEY TODD. Haunted London. Retrieved 04 06, 2021, from http://www.haunted-london.com/sweeney-todd.html

1. Johnson, B. (n.d.). Newgate Prison Wall. Historic UK. Retrieved 04 03, 2021, from https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Newgate-Prison-Wall/