The West End Job: Bicentenary of the Cato Street Conspiracy 1820-2020
The Cato Street Conspirators were arrested on February 23rd 1820 and executed on 1 May. This was for their part in the ‘West End Job,’ an attempt to assassinate the British Prime Minister and his cabinet. Find out about the West End Job, the project which is celebrating the bicentenary and how you can get involved.
Explore Cato Street in VR
Step back in time! See a virtual reality reconstruction of the Cato Street barn where the conspirators met and were arrested.
The Plot
A brief outline of the Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820
The Conspirators
Biographies of the key conspirators
The Execution
Five men from the initial 11 sentenced to death for their roles in the Cato Street Conspiracy had this sentence ...