Conscientious Objection Remembered

Between 2014 and 2019 Haringey First World War Peace Forum researched the lives of men who resisted conscription during the First World War in what is now the London Borough of Haringey. Our aim was to share the fascinating and hidden stories of a part of London which saw the highest proportion of conscientious objectors in Britain between 1916 and 1918. A grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund - as part of their ‘First World War Then and Now’ programme - allowed us to share this history with current borough residents over the course of 2018 and 2019. Individual stories pertaining to each Haringey conscientious objector can now be found on the 'Research Page' of our website (see also the final project report for details of activities, support and volunteer engagement, via the 'Evaluation' section link below). The project concluded with the unveiling of a specially created plaque commemorating conscientious objectors in Green Lanes, Harringay on 15 May 2019 outside the Salisbury public house, the site of an anti-war protest meeting in August 1914.