A remarkable chapter of history lives quietly behind the doors of No. 11 The Pantiles. From 1912 to 1914, this very building served as the local headquarters for the Women’s Social and Political Union, the organisation that led the Suffragette movement and campaigned fearlessly for women’s right to vote. Today, thousands walk past or dine at No.11 unaware of the voices, meetings and activism that once shaped its walls. It stands as a powerful reminder of the women who gathered here to drive real