Peterloo Memorial Campaign
@peterloomemorial.bsky.social
Proud to have campaigned for a respectful, informative and permanent Peterloo Memorial at the heart of Manchester http://peterloomassacre.org
Also at https://www.facebook.com/groups/335950663264/?mibextid=6NoCDW
Also at https://www.facebook.com/groups/335950663264/?mibextid=6NoCDW
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COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
Peterloo Memorial e-petition
YouTube video by Oliver Sykes Journalism
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October 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
Peterloo Memorial e-petition
YouTube video by Oliver Sykes Journalism
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
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Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now!
@polypartist.bsky.social
freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...
@polypartist.bsky.social
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Freethought History Webinar #4: Thomas Paine, the Freethinking Democratic Hero Cancelled from Popular History. With Paul Fitzgerald (9 September 2025) - The Freethinker
An invitation to the fourth in our Freethought History Webinar series.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now!
@polypartist.bsky.social
freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...
@polypartist.bsky.social
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E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August 1959 and delivered it in August 1963. It remains in print. He was meant to deliver 60,000 words covering 1790-1921. In fact he wrote 100,000 words on the period 1790-1830s 👇
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E P Thompson & the Making of the English Working Class. Made in August
Cover of the 1963 hardback edition E P Thompson & the Making of the English Working Class. Made in August E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August …
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August 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August 1959 and delivered it in August 1963. It remains in print. He was meant to deliver 60,000 words covering 1790-1921. In fact he wrote 100,000 words on the period 1790-1830s 👇
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If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial.
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial.
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
Thanks to all those who joined us at the Peterloo Memorial today to remember those who were killed on St Peter's Field in 1819 during the campaign for democracy.
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
August 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks to all those who joined us at the Peterloo Memorial today to remember those who were killed on St Peter's Field in 1819 during the campaign for democracy.
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
Today!
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today!
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The #Peterloo massacre took place #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. How did the Chartists remember it?
chartistancestors.blog/2019/05/10/p...
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Peterloo and its place in the Chartist memory
So much is being written about Peterloo in this bicentenary year that I am reluctant to pitch in. But I think it is worth commenting on the ways in which memories of the 1819 massacre were co-opted…
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August 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The #Peterloo massacre took place #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. How did the Chartists remember it?
chartistancestors.blog/2019/05/10/p...
chartistancestors.blog/2019/05/10/p...
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#OtD 16 Aug 1819 the Peterloo massacre took place when British cavalry charge into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 working-class people demanding the right to vote. 15 were murdered and up to 700 injured, including many women. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/11/07/e...
August 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#OtD 16 Aug 1819 the Peterloo massacre took place when British cavalry charge into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 working-class people demanding the right to vote. 15 were murdered and up to 700 injured, including many women. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/11/07/e...
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The #Peterloo massacre took place in Manchester, #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. Our free resource pack offers a guide to sources in the archives.
sslh.org.uk/2019/05/01/s...
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Sources for the Peterloo Massacre
The Society for the Study of Labour History has created a resource pack and guide to sources on the Peterloo massacre of 1819. Compiled by the Society’s Archives and Resources Committee, the …
sslh.org.uk
August 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The #Peterloo massacre took place in Manchester, #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. Our free resource pack offers a guide to sources in the archives.
sslh.org.uk/2019/05/01/s...
sslh.org.uk/2019/05/01/s...
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206th anniversary of Peterloo, Monday 16th August 1819, central Manchester. 60,000 protested for the vote. Local businessmen on horseback cut them down. The Magistrate who sent them in 👇
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The Magistrate who sent the Yeomanry in at Peterloo on 16th August 1819 went on to be a founder of the modern Tory Party
The Magistrate who gave the order to send the Yeomanry in at Peterloo in Manchester in August 1819 was William Hulton (1787-1864). In a review of books published to mark the 150th anniversary of Pe…
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August 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
206th anniversary of Peterloo, Monday 16th August 1819, central Manchester. 60,000 protested for the vote. Local businessmen on horseback cut them down. The Magistrate who sent them in 👇
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Manchester, August 16, 1819.
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Manchester, August 16, 1819.
And today, 2.10-2.50 this afternoon...
Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
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Rare Reads: Peterloo | Events at The University of Manchester
events.manchester.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
And today, 2.10-2.50 this afternoon...
Also tomorrow:
11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Also tomorrow:
One day to go!
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
One day to go!
(They do mean 6 September 2025!)
Come and join us for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome; booking required.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(They do mean 6 September 2025!)
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Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
Rare Reads: Peterloo | Events at The University of Manchester
events.manchester.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
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11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
August 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
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PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
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185 years ago this week, in a pub in Manchester delegates met from 5 days to form Britain's first working class party, The National Charter Association👇
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185 years ago this week the world’s first working class party was formed in Manchester
The site of the Griffin pub 185 years ago this week the world’s first working-class party was formed at a meeting in a Manchester pub The National Charter Association, the first working class party…
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July 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
185 years ago this week, in a pub in Manchester delegates met from 5 days to form Britain's first working class party, The National Charter Association👇
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PETERLOO 206th ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 1pm
At the PETERLOO MEMORIAL, by Manchester Central/GMex
Our annual commemoration of the dead is at 1pm Saturday 16 August.
We'd really like to see a LOT of flowers on the memorial this year - it'd be great if folk can bring some from their gardens, etc.
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 1pm
At the PETERLOO MEMORIAL, by Manchester Central/GMex
Our annual commemoration of the dead is at 1pm Saturday 16 August.
We'd really like to see a LOT of flowers on the memorial this year - it'd be great if folk can bring some from their gardens, etc.
July 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
PETERLOO 206th ANNIVERSARY
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 1pm
At the PETERLOO MEMORIAL, by Manchester Central/GMex
Our annual commemoration of the dead is at 1pm Saturday 16 August.
We'd really like to see a LOT of flowers on the memorial this year - it'd be great if folk can bring some from their gardens, etc.
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 1pm
At the PETERLOO MEMORIAL, by Manchester Central/GMex
Our annual commemoration of the dead is at 1pm Saturday 16 August.
We'd really like to see a LOT of flowers on the memorial this year - it'd be great if folk can bring some from their gardens, etc.
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New on the website: Professor Peter Gurney challenges the dominance of liberal readings of the Chartist movement and its aims.
sslh.org.uk/2025/06/20/t...
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The Chartist Revolution: a challenge to liberalism and market capitalism
Liberal interpretations of the Chartist movement continue to dominate the views of historians and of general society, Professor Peter Gurney argued in delivering the Society’s fourth annual John Ha…
sslh.org.uk
June 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
New on the website: Professor Peter Gurney challenges the dominance of liberal readings of the Chartist movement and its aims.
sslh.org.uk/2025/06/20/t...
sslh.org.uk/2025/06/20/t...
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OF INTEREST TO CHARTISTS!
Come Monday, I will be starting a funded project with the Co-operative Heritage Trust archive to create a research resource highlighting points of interaction between Chartism and co-operation. More details below:
dnhamiltonblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/a...
Come Monday, I will be starting a funded project with the Co-operative Heritage Trust archive to create a research resource highlighting points of interaction between Chartism and co-operation. More details below:
dnhamiltonblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/a...
A New Resource for Chartist Historians!
In my time as a postgraduate researcher, some of my most enjoyable times have been spent in Holyoake House, trawling through items from the Co-operative Heritage Trust’s impressive archive of mater…
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June 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
OF INTEREST TO CHARTISTS!
Come Monday, I will be starting a funded project with the Co-operative Heritage Trust archive to create a research resource highlighting points of interaction between Chartism and co-operation. More details below:
dnhamiltonblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/a...
Come Monday, I will be starting a funded project with the Co-operative Heritage Trust archive to create a research resource highlighting points of interaction between Chartism and co-operation. More details below:
dnhamiltonblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/a...