Canvey Island protest
Residents of Canvey Island, Essex, protest in central London, expressing their opposition to the proposed expansion of the petrochemical industry on the island. Their protest was ultimately successful as the permission to construct an oil refinery was revoked in 1975 when the Health and Safety Executive decided that the residents would face an unacceptable risk
Picture No
10513477
Media ID
47546971
Size
4817px x 3999px
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Credit
©Marx Memorial Library/Mary Evans
Source
Marx Memorial Library
Date
May 1973
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