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Author: Eleanor Thomson

A brick building with pale stone front along a main road, a staircase leads to the door with a blue sign above reading 'Providence Row Housing Association'.

Culture Heritage Local

9 May 2025 Eleanor Thomson

Down and Out in Bethnal Green: George Orwell’s arrest on Mile End road confirmed in 1931 court reports

A court record uncovered by a UCL researcher confirms that George Orwell was arrested on Mile End Road in 1931

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