Tower Hamlets Environment Trust
The Battle of Cable Street
The people of East London rallied to Cable Street on the 4th October 1936 and forced back the march of the fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts through the streets of the East End.
"They shall not pass"
The red colour of this plaque is, we're sure, chosen on purely aesthetic grounds.
E1, Dock Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Battle of Cable Street - Dock Street
Mosley planned to march thousands of his British Union of Fascists through th...
Politician and Fascist leader. Born at 47 Hill Street, Mayfair, into landed g...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Battle of Cable Street - Dock Street
This is a very odd corner of London. It has been taken over by Albins who have a "Memorial Garden" open to the public, office hours and w...
Yes, they've mis-spelt the name of their own road.
'Boy First Class' is a naval category for a boy aged 16 to 18 who is under training, and who has previously served for between 9 and 18 m...
The site has been redeveloped for housing. What remains of the hospital are these entrance gate piers (at the north-east corner of the si...
The plaque is just visible in our photo, on the dark wall, to the left of the corner, just below the leaves.
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