Centro Iberico, London, in the 1970s was a Spanish anarchist support centre, which after moving into a squatted school building in Notting Hill, London became a self-managed social centre, a live venue and a studio.
Origins edit
Centro Iberico was initially established at Chalk Farm early in the 1970s by Spanish Civil War veterans, principal among them Miguel García García, twenty years a prisoner of Franco.[1] Garcia and his comrades were active in the prisoner-aid group, the Anarchist Black Cross. Later, when also known as the Anarchy or Alternative ‘A’ Centre, it met in a parish hall in Holborn, before moving in 1982 to the school building, 421 Harrow Road, Notting Hill.[2][3] [4] Its original political activity would have wound down following the restoration of parliamentary government in Spain, and Garcia's death in 1981.
Bands edit
The centre in Notting Hill put on anarcho-punk gigs by the Mob, Conflict, Poison Girls and the Subhumans.[5] Throbbing Gristle played and recorded at the centre.[6] Future Madonna producer William Orbit began his recording career and Guerilla Records whilst living there.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ García, Miguel (1972). Franco's Prisoner. Hart-Davis. ISBN 978-0-246-64070-3.
- ^ "Notting Hill History Timeline - 16 - Notting Hill Babylon (Early 1980s)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ Meltzer, Albert (1996). I couldn't paint golden angels: Sixty years of commonplace life and anarchist agitation. AK Press. ISBN 9781873176931. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Chatterton, P; Hodkinson, S (2006). "Autonomy in the city". City. 10 (3): 305–315. doi:10.1080/13604810600982222. S2CID 143032260.
- ^ "Counter Culture Portobello Psychogeographical History - Tom Vague". Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Centro Iberico, London, England, 21 January 1979". Brainwashed. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Staff. "Shine on: William Orbit". Cold War Nightlife. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.