Memorials & monuments · London
Cato Street Conspiracy
Cato Street Conspiracy — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Chris Whippet — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cato Street Conspiracy is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Cato Street Conspiracy was a plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820. The name comes from the meeting place near Edgware Road in London. The police had an informer; the plotters fell into a police trap. Thirteen were arrested, while one policeman, Richard Smithers, was killed. Five conspirators were executed, and five others were transported to Australia. How widespread the Cato Street conspiracy was is uncertain. It was a time of unrest; rumours abounded. Malcolm Chase noted that "the London-Irish community and a number of trade societies, notably shoemakers, were prepared to lend support, while unrest and awareness of a planned rising were widespread in the industrial north and on Clydeside."
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Background
History
The conspirators were called the Spencean Philanthropists, a group taking their name from the British radical speaker Thomas Spence. The group was known for being a revolutionary organisation, involved in unrest and propaganda and plotting the overthrow of the government. Some of them, particularly Arthur Thistlewood, had been involved with the Spa Fields riots in 1816. Thistlewood came to dominate the group with George Edwards as his second in command. Edwards was a police spy. Most of the members were angered by the Six Acts and the Peterloo Massacre, as well as with the economic depression and political conditions of the time. The conspirators planned to assassinate the cabinet which was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5182, -0.1655
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1H 5NQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Official site
- www.lissongallery.com
Sources
- osm: node/6377175486 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cato Street Conspiracy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cato Street Conspiracy?
- Cato Street Conspiracy is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1H 5NQ), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- Is Cato Street Conspiracy free to visit?
- Yes, Cato Street Conspiracy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cato Street Conspiracy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W1H 5NQ. It sits within the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency.