A successful rent strike in 1930s Peckham
Submitted by Jacques Roux on Jul 11 2017 20:21
The story of a successful rent strike in Peckham, south east London, during the 1930s.
Louise Michel: a Paris Communard in South London
Submitted by Fluffy on Jul 9 2017 14:22
An article covering time spent in London by the former Paris communard, Louise Michel.
Millwall not scabs shock
Submitted by wojtek on Jan 10 2012 21:17
Prior to the two clubs meeting at The Den back in September 2011, Transpontine discussed the Millwall and West Ham rivalry and asked whether its origins in the 1926 General Strike is based on reality of fiction.
The 1981 riots in South London
Submitted by wojtek on Jan 10 2012 20:16
Transpontine investigates some previously confidential Government papers, released to the National Archives at the end of December 2011, which provide some insights into the riots that swept across England in July 1981. Included in the papers is some information on events in South London, which combined with contemporary press reports gives an idea of what happened in the area at that time.
