As Britain teetered on the brink of revolution, discover the radical Wandsworth Road & Battersea heartland of the 1926 General Strike.
The walk explores South London's radical history during the 1926 General Strike, tracing Wandsworth Road and Lavender Hill from Nine Elms to Clapham Junction. The route follows the 77 bus path through an area once central to industrial unrest when almost two million workers came out in support of the miners.
The strike lasted May 4–12, 1926, representing a moment when working people came together in strength and solidarity. The walk passes through former market gardens, the 'lost river' Heathwall, and significant housing estates built for railway workers, Irish migrants, and Commonwealth residents.
Notable figures include Shapurji Saklatvala, Charlotte Despard, Harry Wicks, John Archer, and Clive and Nora Branson. Architectural highlights include the 'House of Carvings' at 575 Wandsworth Road, Cantilever Court, historic pubs, and post-WWII reconstruction.
The walk also pays tribute to Jeanne Rathbone's 'Inspiring Women of Battersea' plaque project and researchers Graham Gower and Sean Creighton.