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...
The plaque is actually located over a gateway in Boltons Place.
Site of the Medical Society of London 1787 - 1850 gifted by a founder, John Coakley Lettsom MD FRS. City of London
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
We puzzled for some time about the uncomfortable layout, with two names crammed in under 'students' followed by 9 other names. Were the 9...
The design of this spray-painted graffiti is cheekily copied from the English Heritage blue plaques. According to Wikipedia MacSwiney "w...
