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Episode 2 of 2

West End Riots

When
8 February 1886
Where
West End of London
Part of
The West End Riots in London follow a Trafalgar Square meeting

Disorders occurred in the West End following the counter-demonstration, with windows smashed at the Carlton Club and Pall Mall Gazette offices.

Participants marched along Piccadilly, Regent Street, and Oxford Street, damaging the Devonshire Club and several shops. The crowd was estimated at 100,000 in some newspapers.

Sources

  1. West End Riots Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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