Battle of Cable Street, 1936, photo gallery

Photo gallery from the 1936 Battle of Cable Street, which saw over 100,000 working-class residents in London's East End oppose a march by Oswald Mosely's British Union of Fascists, forcing them to abandon it entirely.

Battle of Cable Street mural.

Battle of Cable Street mural detail.

Battle of Cable Street mural detail.

Battle of Cable Street mural detail.

Battle of Cable Street mural detail.

Video from the Battle of Cable Street, 1936

Video footage of the Battle of Cable Street, when Sir Oswald Mosely's fascists tried to march through east London, and were stopped when hundreds…

Anti-fascists and locals on the barricades

Fascists and police routed: the battle of Cable Street - Reg Weston

Cable Street - October 4th 1936 - an eyewitness account by Reg Weston, Higham resident and life-time…

The Battle of Cable St, 1936 - Joe Jacobs

Joe Jacobs was in 1936 a local Communist Party activist in London's East End. This is his account of his involvement in the famous defence of the…

A woman is arrested during the Battle of Cable Street

Pepper to throw at fascists: the forgotten women of Cable Street

As we commemorate the Battle of Cable Street, it's important to recognise the role women played –…