ON May 11 1926, a group of volunteers, including students, attempted to break the General Strike by helping remove trams from the depot on Lewes Road in Brighton.Members of the public, including women and children, refused to disperse and blocked the strikebreakers’ efforts. In response, police officers and “specials” (volunteers recruited during the strike) charged the crowd, leading to injuries and 17 arrests.

HENRY FOWLER, national co-ordinator for General Strike 100, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations by joining campaigners and trade unionists in Brighton for the unveiling of a new blue plaque and a full day of commemorative events marking the centenary of the ‘Battle of Lewes Road’

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