831:
427:
114:
Despite various fundraising drives, including selling 'Peckham diamonds' which were bits of glass from broken car windows filed down and sold in plastic wallets, the centre was unable to buy the site. In
December 2008, the council gave notice of eviction, saying they would give two weeks' notice of
865:
770:
383:
162:
816:
256:
129:
63:" (a shelter of last resort) serving the unemployed, homeless, and urban poor for over a century. At the time of the occupation, the exterior grounds had been used for
855:
376:
115:
the actual date. The centre was then evicted without notice on 12 February 2009. People were forced to negotiate with bailiffs to regain musical equipment.
760:
834:
369:
206:
170:
880:
496:
83:" and free-where-possible or donations level, the facilities were used by a wide variety of local people. Other users were community garden
786:
124:
108:
40:
608:
441:
392:
286:
264:
79:
The social centre provided rehearsal/recording facilities, health/martial arts space and a community garden. Running on a "
750:
332:
39:. It was occupied in 1999 and provided a range of mostly free activities for local people until its eviction in 2009 by
56:
319:
765:
111:
decided not to renew the contract in 2008, giving the centre until
September 26 to raise £440,000 to buy the plot.
24:
588:
875:
801:
593:
578:
755:
623:
613:
476:
99:, the Spike developed into an alternative institution promoting social movements and local initiatives.
87:
groups, martial arts, and various alternative therapy groups. Alongside other squatted projects such as
324:
196:
860:
796:
658:
527:
806:
791:
745:
724:
486:
471:
260:
166:
532:
451:
870:
729:
563:
501:
411:
237:
52:
704:
653:
628:
598:
446:
134:
80:
849:
638:
618:
583:
481:
461:
68:
709:
694:
684:
663:
633:
491:
201:
84:
36:
361:
294:
714:
689:
603:
573:
558:
416:
92:
64:
811:
679:
568:
542:
88:
347:
334:
241:
719:
537:
466:
456:
60:
28:
699:
67:. On arrival, the members of the scheme immediately cleared them using a
643:
511:
506:
406:
96:
32:
228:
Dee, E.T.C. (1 January 2016). "Squatted Social
Centers in London".
59:
was squatted. The building had in the past been a doss-house or "
365:
866:
Buildings and structures in the London
Borough of Southwark
771:
Legal Aid, Sentencing and
Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
51:
The Spike
Surplus Scheme was established in 1999 when a
779:
738:
672:
551:
520:
434:
399:
163:"Peckham Diamond helps save community under threat"
817:Self-managed social centres in the United Kingdom
130:Self-managed social centres in the United Kingdom
107:Having established a peppercorn rent contract,
16:Self-managed project in South London 1999-2009
377:
55:, vandalised site at 39b Consort Road in the
8:
761:Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
384:
370:
362:
190:
188:
156:
154:
152:
150:
146:
209:from the original on 3 September 2008
7:
856:Social centres in the United Kingdom
257:"Peckham arts centre being evicted"
787:Homelessness in the United Kingdom
125:Homelessness in the United Kingdom
14:
830:
829:
425:
255:Peter Watts (12 February 2009).
161:Nina Kelly (10 September 2008).
609:Hounslow Community Land Project
195:Diane Taylor (27 August 2008).
442:Advisory Service for Squatters
393:Squatting in England and Wales
1:
751:Erection of Cottages Act 1588
881:Squats in the United Kingdom
287:"Spike eviction in progress"
57:London Borough of Southwark
897:
766:Land Registration Act 2002
25:self-managed social centre
825:
423:
589:Bloomsbury Social Centre
242:10.3167/cont.2016.040109
802:Principality of Sealand
756:Criminal Law Act 1977
624:M11 link road protest
614:Kew Bridge Ecovillage
477:London Street Commune
197:"Positive occupation"
797:Occupation (protest)
649:Spike Surplus Scheme
23:was a community-run
21:Spike Surplus Scheme
807:Reclaim the Streets
344: /
297:on 18 November 2012
267:on 15 February 2009
173:on 15 February 2009
95:, 56a Infoshop and
792:New Age Travellers
746:Adverse possession
725:Heathcote Williams
487:Really Free School
472:Justice Not Crisis
348:51.4706°N 0.0637°W
843:
842:
673:Notable squatters
533:Bonnington Square
452:Exodus Collective
109:Southwark Council
41:Southwark Council
888:
833:
832:
730:Christian Wolmar
564:102 Eaton Square
521:Legalized squats
502:The Land is Ours
429:
428:
412:Right to housing
386:
379:
372:
363:
359:
358:
356:
355:
354:
353:51.4706; -0.0637
349:
345:
342:
341:
340:
337:
325:Archived website
307:
306:
304:
302:
293:. Archived from
283:
277:
276:
274:
272:
263:. Archived from
252:
246:
245:
225:
219:
218:
216:
214:
192:
183:
182:
180:
178:
169:. Archived from
158:
896:
895:
891:
890:
889:
887:
886:
885:
846:
845:
844:
839:
821:
775:
739:Legal framework
734:
668:
547:
516:
435:Squatter groups
430:
426:
421:
395:
390:
352:
350:
346:
343:
338:
335:
333:
331:
330:
316:
311:
310:
300:
298:
285:
284:
280:
270:
268:
254:
253:
249:
227:
226:
222:
212:
210:
194:
193:
186:
176:
174:
160:
159:
148:
143:
121:
105:
77:
49:
17:
12:
11:
5:
894:
892:
884:
883:
878:
876:Evicted squats
873:
868:
863:
858:
848:
847:
841:
840:
838:
837:
826:
823:
822:
820:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
783:
781:
777:
776:
774:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
742:
740:
736:
735:
733:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
705:Harry Hallowes
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
676:
674:
670:
669:
667:
666:
661:
656:
654:St Agnes Place
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
629:Matilda Centre
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
599:Centro Iberico
596:
594:Cardboard City
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
555:
553:
549:
548:
546:
545:
540:
535:
530:
524:
522:
518:
517:
515:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
447:Da! collective
444:
438:
436:
432:
431:
424:
422:
420:
419:
414:
409:
403:
401:
397:
396:
391:
389:
388:
381:
374:
366:
328:
327:
322:
315:
314:External links
312:
309:
308:
278:
247:
220:
184:
145:
144:
142:
139:
138:
137:
135:St Agnes Place
132:
127:
120:
117:
104:
101:
81:do it yourself
76:
73:
48:
45:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
893:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
851:
836:
828:
827:
824:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
782:
780:Linked topics
778:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
743:
741:
737:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
677:
675:
671:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
639:Oval Mansions
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
619:Lyndhurst Way
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
584:Bank of Ideas
582:
580:
579:Argyle Street
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
556:
554:
552:Former squats
550:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
525:
523:
519:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
482:Occupy London
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
462:Grow Heathrow
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
439:
437:
433:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
404:
402:
398:
394:
387:
382:
380:
375:
373:
368:
367:
364:
360:
357:
326:
323:
321:
320:Archived blog
318:
317:
313:
296:
292:
288:
282:
279:
266:
262:
258:
251:
248:
243:
239:
235:
231:
224:
221:
208:
204:
203:
198:
191:
189:
185:
172:
168:
164:
157:
155:
153:
151:
147:
140:
136:
133:
131:
128:
126:
123:
122:
118:
116:
112:
110:
102:
100:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
74:
72:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
46:
44:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
22:
710:Olive Morris
695:Piers Corbyn
685:Baron Bassam
664:Titnore Wood
659:Sutton House
648:
634:Medina House
492:Spiral Tribe
329:
299:. Retrieved
295:the original
290:
281:
269:. Retrieved
265:the original
250:
233:
229:
223:
211:. Retrieved
202:The Guardian
200:
175:. Retrieved
171:the original
113:
106:
85:permaculture
78:
50:
37:South London
31:building in
20:
18:
861:DIY culture
715:Jim Radford
690:Chumbawamba
604:City Racing
574:491 Gallery
559:12 Bar Club
351: /
93:491 Gallery
65:fly-tipping
850:Categories
812:Romanichal
680:The 101ers
569:121 Centre
543:Villa Road
400:Influences
336:51°28′14″N
301:18 October
230:Contention
141:References
89:121 Centre
75:Activities
53:fly-tipped
47:Occupation
720:Sid Rawle
538:Frestonia
457:Focus E15
339:0°03′49″W
291:Indymedia
835:Category
700:Ian Dury
467:Justice?
417:Tŷ unnos
261:Time Out
207:Archived
167:Time Out
119:See also
103:Eviction
71:digger.
29:squatted
871:Peckham
644:rampART
512:!Wowow!
507:WOMBLES
407:Diggers
271:25 July
213:25 July
177:25 July
97:RampART
33:Peckham
497:SQUASH
236:(1).
61:spike
27:in a
528:BASE
303:2019
273:2012
215:2012
179:2012
19:The
238:doi
69:JCB
852::
289:.
259:.
232:.
205:.
199:.
187:^
165:.
149:^
91:,
43:.
35:,
385:e
378:t
371:v
305:.
275:.
244:.
240::
234:4
217:.
181:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.