Photograph of Suffragette Violet Aitken 1905 74.418/1 From 'A History of the

From 'A History of the River Thames'

with two ladies of the town on his arms

This area was the centre of the copper trade in London

A couple sat in the middle of Piccadilly Circus at night

The section covers the area between Upper Park Road in the North West

Photograph of Suffragette Violet Aitken 1905 74.418/1 From 'A History of theViolet was the daughter of Canon Hay Aitken of Norwich Cathedral. She was imprisoned on a number of occasions, once in May 1912 for breaking 12 windows at 245 Regent Street, a premises owned by Jays Ltd, a department store selling fashionable women's clothing. The window breaking campaign was employed by the Women's Political and Social Union to bring attention to the Women's rights movement. In total 220 men and women were arrested, of whom 150 were