Aldermaston

British

/ ˈɔːldəˌmɑːstən /

noun

a village in S England, in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire, SW of Reading: site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958–63), organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Pop: 927 (2001)

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His famous black and white poster for the 1962 Aldermaston march placed repeats of his design in a procession, one in front of another.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2020

"We're delighted to have some of the original designs by Gerald Holtom for possibly the best-known peace symbol of them all, designed for the first Aldermaston anti-nuclear march in 1958," says Brosnan.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2017

As a last resort, it was decided to send small blood and urine samples to Britain's top-secret nuclear research site at Aldermaston in Berkshire.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2015

She was disappointed by the lack of press at Aldermaston, but thrilled by the people she met, especially the veteran campaigner Pat Arrowsmith, on whom she evidently has a kind of girl crush.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013

Lord Stawell's seat, Aldermaston, was seventeen miles from Binfield.

From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan

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