. ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁separated ▁National ▁Front ▁and ▁anti - f asc ists , ▁and ▁mounted ▁police ▁cleared ▁a ▁path ▁through ▁the ▁crowd ▁attempting ▁to ▁block ▁progress ▁of ▁march ▁towards ▁De pt ford ▁Broadway . ▁Police ▁led ▁the ▁march ▁through ▁desert ed ▁streets ▁of ▁Lew ish am ▁with ▁crow ds ▁held ▁back ▁by ▁road ▁blocks ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁area . ▁March ers ▁were ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁police ▁three ▁deep ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁mounted ▁police ▁in ▁front . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁anti - NF ▁demonstr ators , ▁joined ▁by ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁local ▁people ▁( es pecially ▁young ▁people ) ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁Lew ish am ▁Town ▁Centre , ▁where ▁they ▁blocked ▁the ▁High ▁Street . ▁Unable ▁to ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁proper , ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁held ▁a ▁short ▁r ally ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁park ▁in ▁Con ning ton ▁Road , ▁before ▁being ▁led ▁on ▁to ▁waiting ▁trains ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁Cl ash es ▁continued ▁between ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁counter - dem on str ators , ▁the ▁latter ▁largely ▁una ware ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁had ▁already ▁left ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁police ▁brought ▁out ▁ri ot ▁shield s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁main land , ▁and ▁b aton ▁charges ▁and ▁mounted ▁police ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁dis per se ▁the ▁crowd . ▁Br icks ▁and ▁bott les ▁were ▁thrown ▁at ▁police ▁and ▁police ▁vehicles ▁dam aged . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁when ▁the ▁police