Mayall Road
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Mayall Road is a road in Herne Hill and Brixton. It runs parallel to Railton Road and the area between them was known in the 1970s as the Front Line - an area of troubled race relations and conflict with the police.[1]
A street party is held there every year during the August bank holiday.[2]
Notable residents
- Darcus Howe[3]
See also
- 1981 Brixton riot
References
- ^ Ernest Cashmore (1996), Dictionary of race and ethnic relations, Routledge, p. 337, ISBN 978-0-415-15167-2
- ^ Euan Ferguson (2 June 2002), "Same place, same date - but Mayall St has changed forever", The Observer
- ^ Darcus Howe (16 April 2001), "I was there, 20 years ago, when Brixton exploded", New Statesman
51°27′29″N 0°6′26″W / 51.45806°N 0.10722°W / 51.45806; -0.10722