London - Sidney Street Siege (1911)

“Houndsditch Assassins at bay, Besieged by soldiers and Armed Police.“ MS group of policemen and civilians standing across street in a line in a a pose for the camera (14). MS two Scots Guards and some civilians by a terraced house (25). Guard, man and small girl by doorway (33). CS three policemen and a civilian (44). A large body of policemen with some Scots Guards armed with rifles beside a shop (W. Walker, at north end of Sidney Street) (63). “The maxim gun proceeding to fight“. (66). Line of Guards with rifles running along street past camera. (80). Street with trams; soldiers on horseback with field guns (no Maxim gun visible) in tow (109). “Troops firing at the murderers in Sydney (sic) Street“ (112). MLS view across street at W. Walker shop, line of soldiers, some crouching, with body of police behind them (119). Shop with name M. Abraham (no. 123); soldier runs through doorway to the left; man (Special Branch?) fires a pistol from the doorway (129). A soldier