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Battle of Cable Street
The Battle of Cable Street is the name given to the demonstrations and clashes that took place at several locations in the East End of London on Sunday 4th October 1936. These events are commemorated in a mural on the side St George’s Hall beside the entrance to St George’s Gardens. About the march The British Union of Fascists had advertised a march to take place on Sunday 4th October 1936. This march was to be held in the East End of London, where there was a large Jewish population. It was planned that the march would start at Tower Hill and then split into four groups. Each group would then march onto Limehouse,…


