Wapping Autonomy Centre

[3] During its short lifespan, the Autonomy Centre became an important focal point for the anarcho-punk movement in the UK and Europe.

Most of those involved with the project were anarchists who participated in protests and direct action against targets such as vivisection laboratories, the meat industry and the policies of then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

[4] Some of the bands that regularly played at the centre included Anthrax, The Apostles, Cold War, Conflict, Rudimentary Peni.

[8] Many of those involved with the centre went on to become active at the Centro Iberico, a squatted project with similar aims and ethos in west London.

[5] The centre also inspired other squatted self-managed projects in London such as the Ambulance Station on Old Kent Road, Molly's Café on Upper Street and the Bingo Hall (now the Garage) at Highbury Corner.