Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 Section 8 of the original

Section 8 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty

The Prisoner's Temporary Discharge for III - Health Act of 1913 meant that imprisoned Suffragettes on hunger - strike could be released because of ill - health but be re-imprisoned once they had recovered

Made in fifteen copper sections

Vale of Health

and throughout the 1920s and 30s presented a string of highly successful musical shows

Piccadilly Circus V.E. Day IN9140 Section 8 of the originalPiccadilly Circus, V. E. Day. Tuesday 8 May 1945 was 'Victory in Europe' (VE) Day, and it marked the formal end of Hitler's war. With it came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world. Individuals reacted in very different ways to the end of the nightmare: some celebrated by partying; others spent the day in quiet reflection; and there were those too busy carrying out tasks to do either. Prime Minister Winston