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Description: | In the course of the Second World War, Greenham Common was transformed into a military airbase. During the 1980s the base was used by the American military to store cruise missiles, and soon became a focus for anti-nuclear weapons protest.
The Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp held peaceful demonstrations outside the base with the support of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (C.N.D.). It was at the site continuously from 1981 until 5 September 2000. The camp was largely sustained by local C.N.D. branches that raised funds for the women campaigners through the sale of badges and souvenirs such as this mug. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Power and Politics Transport | Temporal: | 1982-1990 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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