Stone Newington 8
The house where The Angry Brigade were arrested in 1971.
Location: 359 Amhurst Road, Stoke Newington
Description: Famously, the 'Stoke Newington 8' were arrested on 20 August 1971 here - at 359 Amhurst Road for suspected involvement in The Angry Brigade bombings.
They were a small British militant group responsible for a series of bomb attacks in the year previous, designed to maximise media exposure to their demands while keeping collateral damage to a minimum.
They were prosecuted in one of the longest criminal trials of English history lasting from 30 May to 6 December 1972. John Barker, Jim Greenfield, Hilary Creek and Anna Mendleson received prison sentences of 10 years.
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The house where The Angry Brigade were arrested in 1971. |
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The Royal Courts of Justice», 3.4km
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Home of the Tichborne Claimant», 6.6km
The Clink», 3.5km
Temple Bar: A Traitor's Gate», 3.3km
The 121 Centre», 6.9km
Resistance heroine lived here», 6.2km
Stone Newington 8», 0km
The Siege of Sidney Street», 2.9km
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