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...
This station was opened on the 22nd day of October 1908 by S. J. G. Hoare Esq...
{On the left side:}This is the site of the north east corner of "A" block, Ca...
This stone was laid by the Right Honourable Henry Cecil Raikes, M. P., Her Ma...
In 1824, aged 12, Dickens lodged in Lant Street in a house belonging to the V...
This plaque was replaced in 2013 but we are keeping it here for the record.
