Freedom Press

Freedom Press is an anarchist publishing house and bookseller in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom, founded in 1886. Alongside its many books and pamphlets, the group also runs a news and comment-based website.

Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: noon—6:00 PM
Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
Email: shop@freedompress.org.uk
Type: Bookstore
Description: anarchist publishing house in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Freedom Book Shop”, “Freedom Bookshop”, and “Freedom Publishing”
Address: 85a Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whitechapel Gallery and The Tower of London.

Whitechapel Gallery

Art gallery

Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend, opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London.

The Tower of London

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Freedom Press.

Aldgate East tube station

Metro station

Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Aldgate East is a London Underground station on Whitechapel High Street in Whitechapel, in London, England. It takes its name from the City of London ward of Aldgate, the station lying to the east of the ward.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitechapel and Aldgate.

Whitechapel

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre.

Aldgate

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.