Sarah Chapman – Our Bow

Sarah Chapman, one of the seven original members of the 1888 strike committee

Matchgirls’ leader’s grave to be bulldozed

27th May 2020 Alan T Campaigns, History, News in and around Bow

The grave of Sarah Chapman, one of the leaders of the 1888 Matchgirls’ strike in Fairfield Road, is at risk of being bulldozed. Manor Park Cemetery is in private hands and the want to ‘mound’