East End Anarchists Battle

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

6 Jan 1911

Length of issue (in feet)

530

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gaumont’s Wishes For New Year
2. 2Swimming In Seine
3. 3Earl Roberts Unveiling Statue At Westerham
4. 4Sculling On The Tyne
5. 5Death Of Aviators Whilst Flying
6. 6East End Anarchists Battle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

NfO synopsis: 700 Police and Military endeavouring to capture the police murderers. [Also known as the Sidney Street Siege].

Researcher Comments

The Siege of Sidney Street, popularly known as the "Battle of Stepney", was a notorious gunfight in London’s East End in 1911. It ended with the deaths of two members of a politically-motivated gang of burglars supposedly led by Peter Piatkow, a.k.a. "Peter the Painter", and sparked a major political row over the involvement of the Home Secretary, Winston Churchill.

Keywords

Politics and government; Demonstrations; Police; Crime

Footage sources

London

Written sources

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Gaumont Graphic Issue Sheets [BUFVC]

Library number

205

Length of story (in feet)

100

Story extras:

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