Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.205
Object Name
Poster
Title
Fight the cuts in housing! Public meeting Marylands Community centre, Chippenham Mews
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Paddington Printshop; Greater London Council (GLC); Marylands Community centre
Description
Screenprinted poster, âFight the cuts in housing! Public meeting Marylands Community centre, Chippenham Mews. Speakers: tenants associations, squatters, trade unions - all welcome. Organised by Maida Hill squatters. In the center is a large illustration of a terraced house with an axe having cut off half of a house on one side, revealing the inside of the house. It is cut by a huge axe the size of the house with the letters âGLCâ ( Greater London Council ) written on the blade.
This poster was made by Paddington Printshop, a community graphic design and print workshop in West London, co-founded by John Phillips and Pippa Smith. Between 1975-1991, the centre printed over 400 designs for left-wing community organisations. These publicised local political campaigns such as housing rights and food co-ops, to social gatherings including play days, gardening clubs, gigs and festivals. Their do-it-yourself style was part of the proto-punk ethos.
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