Mayall Road

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]

Mayall Road

A street party is held there every year during the August bank holiday.[2]

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Ernest Cashmore (1996), Dictionary of race and ethnic relations, Routledge, p. 337, ISBN 978-0-415-15167-2
  2. Euan Ferguson (2 June 2002), "Same place, same date - but Mayall St has changed forever", The Observer
  3. Darcus Howe (16 April 2001), "I was there, 20 years ago, when Brixton exploded", New Statesman

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