Former public house located at 438 Old Ford Road. Sylvia Pankhurst and her fellow suffragettes converted it into a day nursery and called it The Mothers Arms.
The photograph does not portray the actual building, but shows how the area looked in the early 1900s.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Gunmakers Arms
Site of "Gunmakers Arms" P.H. Taken over in 1915 by Sylvia Pankhurst and her ...
President of the British Women's Temperance Association, Holloway Branch.
Birthplace of British rock 'n roll and the popular music industry. Mickie Most started as a singing waiter here. Owen Adams provides a huge amount of information.
A scheme developed by The Campaign for Real Ale for erecting plaques on public houses that have featured in significant events in history.
It was first mentioned in 1276, although there are claims that it has been in existence since 1014. The present buildings were designed in 1851 and an art deco entrance in Southwark Street was adde...
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