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General Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection

Black and white images capturing moments during the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history

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Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike Tram Novice

General Strike Tram Novice
14th May 1926: A volunteer driving a tram during the General Strike. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: London Bus

London Bus
4th May 1926: An independent bus crammed with commuters at Ludgate Circus, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Baton Charge

Baton Charge
6th May 1926: Police beginning a baton charge on demonstrating strikers at Walworth, South London during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Colliery

Colliery
17th November 1926: The Pleasley Colliery in Derbyshire, back in operation after the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Special Constable

Special Constable
May 1926: A Special Constable from Hornsey, North London involved in policing the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Arriving Soldier

Arriving Soldier
4th May 1926: A soldier arriving in Hyde Park during the general strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike Mounted Police at the Elephant and Castle

General Strike Mounted Police at the Elephant and Castle
1926: Mounted policemen armed with batons, clearing the road after a riotous outbreak at the Elephant and Castle, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike Bicycle Traffic

General Strike Bicycle Traffic
circa 1926: A policeman controlling the bicycle traffic in the city during the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Smithfield Meat Marke Barricade

Smithfield Meat Marke Barricade
1926: Police on duty at the barricade at the entrance to Smithfield Meat Market, London, to enable vehicles to pass during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteer Workers

Volunteer Workers
A crowd of volunteer workers in the forecourt of the Foreign Office in London, at the start of the General Strike, 3rd May 1926

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: A free get you home car in Eaton Square London

A free get you home car in Eaton Square London
May 1926: A free get you home car in Eaton Square London, one of Stanley Baldwins ideas to ease the effect of the General Strike.The driver is putting up a sign on his car to show where he is going

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Red Cross Volunteers

Red Cross Volunteers
11th May 1926: Two Red Cross volunteer drivers during the general strike. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Back To Work A group of railwaymen outside Liverpool Street Station

Back To Work A group of railwaymen outside Liverpool Street Station
15th May 1926: A group of railwaymen outside Liverpool Street Station after the end of the general strike, the largest industrial dispute in Britains history

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Scotland Yard Strike Tea

Scotland Yard Strike Tea
1926: Volunteers working in the canteen at Scotland Yard during the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteer Guards

Volunteer Guards
May 1926: Booking out volunteer guards to trains at Kings Cross LNER railway station in London, during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Lorry Strike Driver

Lorry Strike Driver
1926: A volunteer transport driver in her lorry during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Voluntary Porter

Voluntary Porter
April 1926: A volunteer porter working at Kings Cross Railway Station, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Kings Cross Station Volunteers

Kings Cross Station Volunteers
1926: Volunteers working at Kings Cross Station, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Carrying On

Carrying On
A volunteer porter working at Kings Cross Railway Station, London, during the General Strike, April 1926. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Miners Return

Miners Return
1926: Miners at a Midlands colliery return to work after the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Cranking Up

Cranking Up
circa 1926: A volunteer driver, with police escort, cranking up his bus during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Sailors Unloading

Sailors Unloading
8th May 1926: Sailors unload rations from a lorry guarded by soldiers during the General Strike. The sailors are keeping the machinery going to supply electricity to Neasden Power Station

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Hyde Park Troops

Hyde Park Troops
4th May 1926: Troops in Hyde Park, London, during the general strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Anti-Strike

Anti-Strike
1926: Civilians queue in Whitehall to enlist as helpers during the General Strike. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: From The Docks

From The Docks
9th May 1926: Troops escorting a food convoy from the docks in London during the general strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteers At Work

Volunteers At Work
May 1926: Volunteer workers at work at a railway station during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Sorting Mail

Sorting Mail
December 1926: Mount Pleasant sorting office, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Cooker

Strike Cooker
1926: A woman volunteer at the canteen in Hyde Park during the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteers Unloading

Volunteers Unloading
10th May 1926: Students unloading supplies of bacon on to trolleys at Hays Wharf near London Bridge on the seventh day of the General Strike. They are working on a voluntary basis

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Old Bus

Old Bus
May 1926: A Thomas Tilling Ltd bus with bonnet up and sign reading Maurice Moscovitch - The Great Lover shown at the Shaftesbury Theatre, during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Omnibus Depot

Omnibus Depot
1926: Men wiring the bonnets of buses to stop strikers getting to the engine during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Volunteers

Strike Volunteers
1926: Cambridge undergraduates who have volunteered to work in one of the specials services groups assembled during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Paper Rolls

Paper Rolls
1926: Policemen helping to unload rolls of paper for the Argus Press in Tudor Street during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Guarded Bus

Guarded Bus
6th May 1926: A General Omnibus Company bus leaving the garage under police protection during the Great Strike. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Handing Over Beer

Handing Over Beer
May 1926: Volunteer enginemen exchange greetings and beer on changing over duties at Kings Cross LNER railway station in London, during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike marchers heading down a London street

General Strike marchers heading down a London street
May 1926: General Strike marchers heading down a London street. The strike involved union members of key industries, who came out in support of miners resisting lower pay and longer hours

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Scenes

Strike Scenes
1926: An armoured vehicle in a London street used to protect goods deliveries during the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Police In Street

Police In Street
1926: Mounted police clear a street during the General Strike, a time of civil unrest. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Police Canteen

Police Canteen
1926: Policemen in the canteen at Scotland Yard, with some of the women who volunteered to work in the canteen during the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Military Coup

Military Coup
10th May 1926: A British armoured tank leaving Wellington Barracks in London on the 8th, and penultimate, day of the General Strike. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike

General Strike
April 1926: A crowd of people watch as a burnt out bus is towed away from the Elephant and Castle, London, England, during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Transport

Strike Transport
4th May 1926: A steam engined lorry and trailer loaded with City workers at Bank, London during the General Strike. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike

General Strike
May 1926: Women engine drivers at work during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Women At Work

Women At Work
December 1926: Lady engine drivers, in light shoes, turn their hand to the coal shovelling on their steam engine whilst a male colleague looks on, during the General Strike

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Drivers

Strike Drivers
December 1926: Two women driving a steam engine in Britain during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Breakers

Strike Breakers
Railway volunteers at work on railway track during the General Strike of 1926, in which trade union members from various key industries in Britain stopped work for a week in support of the miners

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Labour Strike

Labour Strike
May 1926: A scene from the General Strike with mounted armed militia riding through the street. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Refreshments

Refreshments
1926: Volunteers on a mobile refreshment stand at the Horse Guards Parade, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)



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