Photography — 1960-09
Protestors at the St Pancras Rent Strike
Supporters sign the petition at the eviction of tenants Don Cooke and Arthur Rowe. The men had barricaded themselves in their flats to resist eviction after withholding their rent in response to a dramatic increases demanded by St Pancras Council. On 22nd September 1960 bailiffs and police battled through hundreds of protestors to evict the men from their flats.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG2012/14
- Object name:
- Protestors at the St Pancras Rent Strike
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1960-09
- Material:
cellulose acetate
- Measurements/duration:
- 6x6
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with V&A Purchase Grant Fund support.
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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