Cato Street Conspiracy
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The Cato Street Conspiracy was a plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820. The name comes from the meeting place near Edgware Road in London. The police had an informer; the plotters fell into a police trap. Thirteen were arrested, while one policeman, Richard Smithers, was killed. Five conspirators were executed, and five others were transported to Australia.
The arrest of the Cato Street conspirators.
The London building where the conspirators were discovered which is today marked by a blue plaque
Arthur Thistlewood (1774–1820), depicted by Abraham Wivell.
The execution of the Cato Street conspirators, 1 May 1820
Abraham Wivell
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Abraham Wivell was a British portrait painter, writer and pioneer of fire protection, credited with inventing the first effective fire escape system. After working as a hairdresser, Wivell established himself as a society portrait painter before concentrating his efforts on fire safety measures.
