Mr Monkey was very taken with the Independent Labour Party stained glass window from the ILP Socialist Institute on Vernon Street in Nelson. Examining a picture of Labour MPs taken at Westminster in 1909, Mr Monkey was a little disappointed by the paucity of hats in general, and the total absence of flat caps.
You can read about the Nelson ILP at the Clarion House website.
Return to Mr Monkey at The People's History Museum
Copyright Rik Shepherd and Mr Monkey.