Local Folk

The General Strike in Brighton, May 1926

By Pam Manasseh

 
Photo:General Strike 1926

General Strike 1926

From the private collection of Pam Manasseh

This photograph is taken from an old family photograph album.

It depicts a tram, driven by a volunteer with police protection, during the General Strike in Brighton, May 1926.

I would be very interested if anyone can supply any details of how this strike affected Brighton and Hove.

This page was added on 17/10/2016.
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Pam, you need to look for "The Battle of Lewes Road" here on My Brighton and Hove: http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__8914.aspx
It's very interesting.

By Janet Beal (18/10/2016)
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