Key Words :- Match Works

Address :- Fairfield Road, Bow, London, Greater London, E3
Grid Ref :- TQ 37299 83231
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.5313 , Long -0.021998
Local Authority :- Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- London
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1065187, 1065188, 1065189, 1065190, 1260941, 1240607,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1861 -

Description and History of Site:-
Smith and Carr (2004): 'Scene of one of the most famous industrial disputes in British trade union history when Fabian lecturer Annie Besant provoked, through an article in the newspaper, the walkout of 700 women matchmakers. Nineteenth-century range fronting Fairfield Road with large, impressive early 20th-century blocks behind, converted to flats. The match factory was built on the site of the Fairfield Works of William Bridges Adams, coachbuilder and builder of railway locomotives.'

Blue plaque:

The MATCH GIRLS' STRIKE took place here at the Bryant and May works in 1888

Further Reading and References:-
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980
Smith, Tim and Carr, Bob. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire and the Lea Valley'. Association for Industrial Archaeology. 2004

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