What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Battle for Bull Centre August 1908 Salvationists Ensigns William and Elizabeth Roy and 'Mother' Elisabeth Wood were jailed for preaching the gospel on this street. The campaign for their release changed policing of public gatherings forever. Recorded plaque organisation: Dartford Borough Council.
Elizabeth Roy, Elisabeth Wood, and William Roy were Salvationist activists jailed in 1908 for preaching on Bull Centre street; their case sparked a campaign that led to significant changes in how public gatherings were policed in Britain.
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