Photography — 1959-12
Tennants demonstrating against rent increases, St Pancras
Over 800 tenants of St Pancras council took part in an 8 mile march on 16th December 1959 to demonstrate their opposition to rent increases demanded by their landlords. A petition signed by as many as 16,000 people was presented to the borough council. Montague Tibbles House as mentioned on the banner was a block of council flats in Kentish Town.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG1930/12
- Object name:
- Tennants demonstrating against rent increases, St Pancras
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1959-12
- 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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