Erection date: 19/5/2017
Mark Ashton, 1960 - 1987, political and community activist. LGSM met at Gay's the Word bookshop on this site, 1984/5.
Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners
The crowd funded plaque was unveiled on 19 May 2017, Ashton's 57th birthday. 'Pride', the 2014 film about Ashton and the LGSM is a good watch.
WC1, Marchmont Street, Gay's the Word
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mark Ashton
Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up i...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mark Ashton
Formed in 1984 by Mark Ashton and his friend Mike Jackson, this group was onl...
Marshalsea Prison Beyond this old wall is the site of the old Marshalsea Prison, closed in 1842. This sign is attached to a remnant of th...
Kenny Everett 25 December 1944 to 4 April 1995. Revolutionary broadcaster and entertainer lived here from 1981 to 1995. To preserve and f...
London County Council Sir George Alexander, 1858 - 1918, actor manager, lived here.
Yehidim or, more usually Yehudim, comes from the Bible and means the Kingdom of Judah, or the tribe of Judah, or Jews.
