Plaque

Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege

Erection date: 2006

Inscription

Peter House
This block was built in 2006 by Tower Hamlets Community Housing and named after Peter Piaktow, who was known as Peter the Painter, the antihero of the nearby Sidney Street Siege.
Tower Hamlets community Housing THCH

Site: Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege (1 memorial)

E1, Commercial Road, Peter House

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Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege

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Sidney Street siege

We are indebted to Derek Smith for the following write-up of the siege: The S...

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Peter Piaktow

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Peter Piaktow and Sidney Street Siege

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Tower Hamlets Community Housing Ltd

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