Battle of Lewisham 1977 Archives

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Battle of Lewisham 1977 on Sister Midnight FM

Aug

2026

Last week (13 August) saw the anniversary of the 1977 'Battle of Lewisham' when local communities and anti-racists from all over the country mobilised to oppose a march by the far right National Front from New Cross to Lewisham, events covered in detail at this blog before.SE London community digital radio station Sister Midnight FM ...

Women in Revolt at Tate Britain

Apr

2024

'Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990' at Tate Britain features a huge amount of archive material from different 1970s/80s feminist currents alongside the art works which taken together give a strong sense of the visual culture and politics of the period. Lots of South London content included, here's a few I spotted:'Shrew ...

Music Monday: The Battle of Lewisham 1977

Aug

2021

Long time New Cross balladeers Ceri James and Mark Sampson have collaborated on a new single, 'The Battle of Lewisham 1977', released last week on the anniversary of the historic anti-National Front demonstration in New Cross and Lewisham (see lots of previous posts here for background to this)Syd Shelton's iconic image from the 'Battle of ...

New Lewisham 1977 Mural (and the Clifton Rise toilets)

Nov

2019

A new mural was unveiled last month at Goldsmiths commemorating the August 1977 'Battle of Lewisham' when anti-fascists mobilised to oppose a march by the far right National Front from New Cross to Lewisham. Designed by Ted Low in collaboration with local community groups, the mural is a montage of images from photographs taken on ...

Balwinder Singh Rana recalls the Battle of Lewisham 1977

Feb

2019

Interesting recent article by James Rippingale at Al Jazeera. In 'Lewisham, London 1977: Notes on fighting fascism' (24 November 2018) 'Balwinder Singh Rana, a 71-year-old anti-fascist, recalls the day he and thousands of others took on the National Front' in the August 1977 'Battle of Lewisham'. Here's a few extracts:'"It was the only time in ...

Lewisham ’77: Myth and Anti-Fascist History

Aug

2018

Another year, another anniversary of the anti-National Front 'Battle of Lewisham'. I am posting this on 13 August 2018, the 41st anniversary of that momentous day. The following article was written last year to reflect on the day's significance in the aftermath of a series of events to commemorate its 40th anniversary. It was published ...

318 New Cross Road – a little shop on a big day, 13 August 1977

Aug

2017

The currently empty shop at 318 New Cross Road, next door to the New Cross House, was an important location in the 'Battle of Lewisham' forty years ago this weekend, when ant-fascist demonstrators confronted the far right National Front as they marched from New Cross to Lewisham. The shop, most recently 'The Allotment' which closed earlier ...

Remembering the Battle of Lewisham weekend

Aug

2017

I went along last week to the launch of What Are You Taking Pictures For? an exhibition of photographs documenting the events of 13 August 1977, a day of riotous demonstrations against the far right National Front often referred to as the 'Battle of Lewisham'. There are some great images and archive material, so do ...

What are you taking pictures of? – Lewisham ’77 photo exhibitin

Jul

2017

As mentioned here before, there's a whole series of events led by Goldsmiths coming up in next couple of weeks to mark the 40th anniversary of the 'Battle of Lewisham' when, on 13 August 1977, the far-right National Front (NF) attempted to march from New Cross to Lewisham town centre, leading to violent clashes with counter demonstrators and ...

1977 ‘Battle of Lewisham’ plaque

Apr

2017

August this year sees the 40th anniversary of the demonstrations and clashes of the 'Battle of Lewisham' when thousands of people turned out to oppose a racist march from New Cross to Lewisham by the far right National Front. Goldsmiths is leading on a number of events to commemorate the 1977 protests which are recognised ...