Recreation ground entrance and mural, Shadwell
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Recreation ground entrance and mural, Shadwell
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 3 Jun 2011
The entrance to St. George's Recreation Ground on Cable Street, in London's East End. The mural on the wall commemorates the "Battle of Cable Street" in 1936. This refers to a protest which occurred during a planned march by fascists through an area of London's East End which was home to a large Jewish population. There were clashes between protesters and police. More information about the protest can be found on the 20th Century London website http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/server.php?show=ConInformationRecord.421 while the history of the mural is on the London Mural Preservation Society site http://www.londonmuralpreservationsociety.com/murals/battle-cable-street/
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Image Location
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