91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Tower Hamlets International Brigade

Inscription

{Between the three pointed star emblem of the Spanish Popular Front and the coat of arms of the Borough of Tower Hamlets:}
Tower Hamlets International Brigade, in honour of the volunteers who left Tower Hamlets to fight in the International Brigade, Spain, 1936-1939, they fought alongside the Spanish people to stop Fascism and save liberty and peace for all, they went because their open eyes could see no other way, "No Pasaran!".

{On the coat of arms:}
From great things to greater.

'No Pasaran' translates from Spanish as 'they shall not pass'.

Site: Tower Hamlets International Brigade (1 memorial)

E1, Cable Street, 236, St George's Town Hall

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Tower Hamlets International Brigade

Subjects commemorated i

International Brigades

A military uprising in Spain in July 1936 was assisted by Hitler and Mussolin...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Tower Hamlets Council

The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Margaret Nakajima

Margaret Nakajima

E1, Elder Gardens

We don't know when the tree was planted but presume it was a sapling at the time. We photographed it in 2013 so anyone who knows their tr...

1 subject commemorated
Gracie Fields - N1

Gracie Fields - N1

N1, Upper Street, 72a

Gracie lived here in a maisonette above a sweet shop, 1926 - 1929, with her parents and first husband, Archie Pitt. She made her London ...

1 subject commemorated
Henry Charles Stephens - plaque

Henry Charles Stephens - plaque

N3, East End Road, Stephens House

2017: The plaque is no longer here (our photograph was taken 2008), We have contacted Stephens House, who tell us that it was removed in ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Imperial Society

Imperial Society

WC2, Essex Street, 31

On this site the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor was founded on 27th April 1908. 31 Essex Street. 

1 subject commemorated
Paul's Cross

Paul's Cross

EC4, St Paul's Churchyard

Seems the Richards family slightly missed the spot with their elaborate art nouveau erection. The simple hexagon can just be seen in our ...

1 subject commemorated