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title: Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden
author: Henry Grant
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21800/uncollected-trash-during-dustmens-strike-camden/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 2026-05-08
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# Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden

_Authored by Henry Grant_

## Image File

[![Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21800.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21800.jpg)

## Image Caption

Uncollected trash during dustmen's strike, photograph by Henry Grant, Camden, London, February 1979.

In the late months of 1978 and early days of 1979, uncharacteristically cold and turbulent weather, combined with nationwide strike actions against pay rise limits imposed by the UK government, led to the period being poetically coined the "Winter of Discontent."

London Museum, Henry Grant Collection.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Grant, H. (2026, May 08). Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21800/uncollected-trash-during-dustmens-strike-camden/>
### Chicago
Grant, Henry. "Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 08, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21800/uncollected-trash-during-dustmens-strike-camden/>.
### MLA
Grant, Henry. "Uncollected Trash During Dustmen's Strike, Camden." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 May 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21800/uncollected-trash-during-dustmens-strike-camden/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-743145/mounting-piles-of-rubbish-during-dustmens-strike-camden/) by **Henry Grant**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 08 May 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.