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On 14 November 1992, 3.2 tonnes of explosives was discovered during a routine check on a lorry travelling on Stoke Newington Road, part of the A10, one of the main routes between London and the north. The Volvo lorry was stopped by police around 1 am; the occupants fled.
In mid-1968 demonstrations took place in London, centred on the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, against US involvement in the Vietnam War.One of the organisers of these demonstrations, Tariq Ali, has said he recalls an approach by someone representing the Angry Brigade who wished to bomb the embassy; he told them it was a terrible idea and no bombing took place.
Stoke Newington; Stoke Newington Town Hall: Stoke Newington within the County of London: History • Origin: Stoke Newington parish • Created: 1900 • Abolished: 1965 • Succeeded by: London Borough of Hackney: Status: Metropolitan borough: Government: Stoke Newington Borough Council • HQ: Stoke Newington Church Street • Motto
Malcolm McLaren, manager of The Sex Pistols, brought up at 49 Carysfort Road, Stoke Newington. Warren Mitchell, actor—born in the district. Kevin MacNeil, Hebridean-born novelist, poet and playwright, lives in Stoke Newington. Rodney Marsh, footballer Queen's Park Rangers FC lived in Palatine Road, Stoke Newington as a child.
Victoria Park Road: Hospital: ... 28 June 1972 1226960 ... 85 and 87 Stoke Newington Church Street: 187, 189, and 191 High Street Hackney:
This was later claimed by the prosecution in the trial of the 'Stoke Newington Eight' to be the first action undertaken by The Angry Brigade. May 1970 to January 1971: Firebomb attacks took place on Conservative Associations at Wembley (19 May); Brixton (10 June); Wimbledon (21 September); Hampstead (26 September) and Slough (30 January 1971 ...
The Balcombe Street Gang was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) active service unit (ASU) (also known as the Balcombe Street Four or the Balcombe Street Unit) who carried out a bombing campaign in southern England in the mid-1970s.
1.1 1972. 1.2 1973. 1.3 1974. 1.4 1975. 1.5 1976. 1.6 1977. 1.7 1978. ... 14 November 1992: Stoke Newington Road lorry bomb: A IRA van discovered in Stoke Newington ...