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Peterloo Memorial Campaign
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Proud to have campaigned for a respectful, informative and permanent Peterloo Memorial at the heart of Manchester http://peterloomassacre.org
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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...
Two shots of the Peterloo Memorial, which carries the names of the 18 people killed in 1819 and the towns from which the demonstrators travelled to Manchester on 16 August. The first looks shabby and dirty, the second clean and shiny after the annual cleaning
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Also very good to see the Peterloo tapestry, created by members of the public in the run-up to the bicentenary in 2019, on display in the bar of 53two!
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
The Peterloo tapestry, a long stretch of cloth covered with items created by the public to commemorate the Peterloo massacre, with a red woollen Liberty cap in the foreground
August 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Afterwards at 53two we saw Reformers of Peterloo perform Peterloo in Rock, a musical show about 1819 and the fight for democracy (have we won yet?) Featuring the art of @peterloomemorial.bsky.social's Polyp as an ever-shifting backdrop.
One more performance tonight 8pm!
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
Musicians in 19th-century costume on stage with guitars, keyboards etc, in front of the image of a heart pierced by a sabre, labelled "Reformers of Peterloo".
August 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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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
Lord Mayor Carmine Grimshaw reading the details of Peterloo victim Sarah Jones. Remembering two-year-old William Fildes, the first victim of Peterloo Remembering the dead around the Peterloo Memorial The story of Edmund Dawson, read by a relative.
August 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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All ready with the wreath for the Peterloo 206th anniversary commemoration at 1pm today, Saturday 16 August.
The red, white and green reflects the flag used by English republicans in the 19th century.
We'd love to have less formal flowers, too.
#Peterloo2025
A wreath of red and white flowers and green leaves, the colours of the English republican flag.
August 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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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.
The Peterloo tapestry, a very long stretch of cloth bearing images and words relating to Peterloo created by members of the public, being held up for viewing at Manchester Central by people attending an earlier Peterloo commemoration.
August 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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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:
Wreaths and bunches of flowers lying on the bottom two levels of the Peterloo memorial, above the inscription telling the story of the Peterloo massacre and why we should remember it.
August 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Also on Saturday 16 August, there's a rock musical about Peterloo taking place at 53two (just round the corner from the Peterloo Memorial) at 3pm and again at 8pm.

Details at peterloo-in-rock.com and tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/man...
A logo showing a sabre through a red heart, labelled "16th August 1819", with musicians on either side. Text above: 'It started with a song about the Peterloo Massacre in 1818, the song grew, more songs in the same vein were written, they came together and became Peterloo in Rock. It was as if it was always meant to be.'
July 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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.
July 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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TOMORROW! Thursday 20 March, 8pm at Halle at St Michael's (Ancoats)
Sean Cooney's Peterloo musical with Sam Carter and @elizacarthy.bsky.social.
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Sam Carter (guitar), Sean Cooney and Eliza Carthy (violin)
March 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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We're glad to see this piece in CAMRA's magazine, announcing that our home from home, the Briton's Protection pub on Great Bridgewater Street, has been saved, with a ten-year agreement between the management team responsible for its unique and much-loved style and owners Star Heineken.
Headline: Britons Protection Latest. Photo: the front of the Briton's Protection pub on a sunny day. Mark West, Allan Hudd and all other staff at the Britons Protection, on Great Bridgewater Street in the City Centre, have reason to celebrate, with the resolution of their dispute with Star Heineken. An agreement has been struck which will see the pub in the safe hands of the business partners for a further period of ten years, with the renewal of their business lease for the same term. Speaking recently, Allan Hudd said it was a successful outcome that would see the future of the Britons Protection assured under the current management team. Allan is looking forward to the certainty of providing what they do best. Steve Ingham, pub preservation officer for Central Manchester CAMRA, said what this means is that they will be able to offer a range of local, regional and national beers and a vast range of whiskies of *their* choosing, which was the underpinning principle of the campaign. During the campaign, Allan, with the support of CAMRA, submitted an application to the City Council and the pub is currently the only premises in the city centre which has received the status of Asset of Community Value, and this is due primarily to Allan's efforts.
January 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Come to the People's History Museum on 23 November for a thought-provoking guided talk by @peterloomemorial.bsky.social's Polyp exploring complex issues in his new graphic novel COURAGE (Luddites, the Peterloo Massacre, Chartists, and suffragettes!)
Follow link for details phm.org.uk/events_new/c...
A drawing of a suffragette wearing a purple floral hat and aiming a catapult at the viewer.
November 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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On the 250th birthday of Henry Hunt, the Radical politician arrested at Peterloo as a private militia plus the British army attacked crowds of campaigners demanding the vote, we must remember that the fight for democracy is unending, but we can't give up.
#RememberPeterloo
Henry Hunt standing on the hustings for the Westminster election of 1818, his right arm raised, his left hand holding his famous white hat. He is surrounded by figures all wearing top hats. Behind him is a banner proclaiming "Universal Suffrage: Hunt and Liberty", crowned by a red Liberty cap. A speech bubble reads: "I am a plain Englishman. I approve of the conduct of Sir Murray Maxwell, in coming forward as he has done. Why should you send Sir Samuel Romilly to Parliament? He can find his way into the Den of Corruption. You know the Hero of the Tower, as well as I do, who ran out at the back door when his friends were waiting for him at the front. I have hoisted the cap of Liberty." Murray Maxwell, an officer in the British Royal Navy who Hunt was supporting in the 1818 general election, lost narrowly to Samuel Romilly.
November 6, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society is holding a webinar on

"Orator Hunt, Peterloo & the Ilchester Gaol Scandal"

7.30pm Thursday 21 November

Tom Mayberry's talk explores Henry Hunt's turbulent life, political career and strong Somerset links.

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Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society Webinar Tom Mayberry Orator Hunt, Peterloo & the Ilchester Gaol Scandal [Illustration of a contemporary print showing horsemen attacking the crowd with sabres while Mary Fildes, Henry Hunt et al look on aghast from the hustings, where Mary and other Radicals are holding huge flags calling for reform] Thursday 21st November 2024 7.30pm Henry Hunt was renowned as the greatest radical orator of his age. Following the tragic outcome of a mass meeting in St Peter's Fields, Manchester in 1819, he spent 30 months in Ilchester Gaol. There he wrote his autobiography and agitated for prison reform. This talk, first given to mark the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre, explores his turbulent life, political career and strong Somerset links. To register directly, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4q83A4ehQDW1ziXYzKvpdw or email: webinars@sanhs.org This is a Free event, but donations are greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate, please go to the SANHS website https://sanhs.org/ and use the Donate button. We suggest a donation of £5. Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society, Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6SF office@sanhs.org 01823 272429 Registered charity number 201929
October 31, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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We left our wreaths and flowers to honour those who died from the wounds they received at Peterloo, and the many more who suffered life-changing injuries.
#Peterloo
The Peterloo Memorial, with a white wreath from Manchester City council, a red and white wreath from the Peterloo Memorial Campaign, a bouquet from Manchester Histories and other flowers brought by those attending the commemoration.
August 17, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Members of the crowd read accounts of Peterloo victims, including Mary Heys, who died after giving birth (we were proud to have Mary's descendant Denise Southworth read her story); William Bradshaw, sabred and trampled by horses; and Sarah Jones, beaten with a truncheon by a man she knew.
#Peterloo
Denise Southworth reads the story of Mary Heys, her great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, who suffered severe injuries at Peterloo and died after giving birth to a premature child. Geoff Bridson reads the story of 16-year-old William Bradshaw, who was sabred and trampled by horses at Peterloo, and who never recovered from his injuries, finally dying in 1822. Adele Douglas reads the story of Sarah Jones, a mother of seven, who was severely beaten on the head by constables' truncheons; she named her attacker as special constable Thomas Wordsworth, a near neighbour.
August 17, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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Thanks to all who joined us last night to commemorate the 205th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, including Deputy Lord Mayor Carmine Grimshaw.
We read the names of the 18 who lost their lives after the magistrates ordered an attack on a peaceful crowd and laid flowers in their memory.
#Peterloo
A small crowd gathered around the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central. On the right, Deputy Lord Mayor Carmine Grimshaw reads the story of two-year-old William Fildes, the first victim of the soldiers, who knocked him from his mother's arms as they galloped down the street. William Fildes' name is engraved on the lower grey ring of the memorial; a red rose lies just above it.
August 17, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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24 hours to this year's Peterloo commemoration.
Join us for a peaceful act of remembrance, reading the names of those who died on St Peter's Field in 1819 in the struggle for democracy.
We will be gathering at the Peterloo Memorial (Manchester Central) for a prompt start at 6pm on Friday 16 August.
Lord Mayor Yasmine Dar and a representative of the Peterloo Memorial Campaign lay wreaths in memory of the dead in August 2023.
August 15, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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Martin Gittins of @peterloomemorial.bsky.social will be talking to the Manchester Irish History Club about the Irish and Peterloo on Monday 12 August, 7pm, at the Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill (next to Queens Road Metrolink stop).
Manchester Irish History Club presents: The Irish and Peterloo A Talk by Martin Gittins Irish World Heritage Centre, M8 0AE 12/08/2024, 19.00
August 7, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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We will be meeting in peace on Friday 16 August to remember those who died at Peterloo 205 years ago. We will read the names of the dead and lay wreaths in their memory at the Peterloo Memorial, in front of Manchester Central, at 6pm.
A wreath in red, white and green, on the bottom step of the Peterloo Memorial. Lord Mayor Yasmine Dar, standing at the foot of the Peterloo memorial, reads the name of Peterloo victim William Fildes at the 2023 commemoration.
August 3, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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Polyp, the artist who ran the @PeterlooMemorial Campaign, is launching his graphic history of the struggle for the UK vote on Tuesday - featuring Luddites, Peterloo, Chartists and Suffragettes!
All welcome at the Briton's Protection, M1 5LE, from 5pm onwards on Tuesday 25 June.
Picture of a Suffragette aiming a catapult, accompanied by text: COURAGE Luddites, Peterloo, Chartists, Suffragettes Manchester Book launch Britons Protection, M1 5LE There'll be some simple, hearty munchies laid on for the after-work folk...
June 23, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Save the Britons Protection, the historic Manchester pub which witnessed the Peterloo Massacre!
There's a gig on March 30 from 5pm to protest against Star Pubs' attempt to regain control of the Britons lease, spelling an end to their extensive whisky collection, the wide range of cask ales etc.
Poster: Stick it to Star Pubs! Sat March 30th, The Britons Protection, 50 Great Bridgewater Street. Live Music from 5pm, Flamingo Diaries, Smiley Devils and more. Raffle Draw Prizes include: 2 x Guestlist to your choice of Rebellion gig, games package @ Lane 7, private whisky tasting, tattoo voucher and more.
March 14, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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Today is the 236th birthday of Samuel Bamford, weaver, writer, poet and Radical. At the age of 31, he led the Middleton contingent to Peterloo, for which he was jailed for a year.
This is Long Street in Middleton, which was once home to Bamford and his wife, Jemima.
A 19th-century photo of a street, looking downhill. A large stone house with mullioned windows on the left, behind an open space with a hedge separating it from the street; smaller houses, some whitewashed or black and white timber-framed, on the right, with a small vehicle visible in front of a terrace. Winter trees visible behind the houses.
February 28, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Sad to hear of the death of Tony Lloyd MP, who represented Central Manchester and later Rochdale in Parliament tonylloyd.org/2024/01/17/a...
Tony supported @peterloomemorial.bsky.social in our early days and joined us in reading the names of the dead in 2009.
Tony Lloyd MP addresses the annual Peterloo gathering at Manchester Central in 2009 as he stands in front of a black and white banner showing a skull and crossbones and the words "Equal Representation or Death". Supporters of the Peterloo Memorial Campaign (which has its own red banner) stand around him, some wearing or carrying red Liberty caps. The ceremony is broadcast on Oldham radio - a man in a hi vis jacket is holding out a microphone.
January 17, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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We also heard from @peterloomemorial.bsky.social members Martin Gittins, who sang "The Fields of Peterloo", Paul Fitzgerald, who talked about young people at Peterloo and the need to strengthen democracy, and Peter Castree, who read from Shelley's poem The Masque of Anarchy. #RiseLikeLions
Martin Gittins, his Peterloo T-shirt obscured by his guitar, sings The Fields of Peterloo Paul Fitzgerald, chair of the Peterloo Memorial Campaign, talking about Peterloo and the need to strengthen democracy Peter Castree of the Peterloo Memorial Campaign reads lines from Shelley's poem The Masque of Anarchy: Rise, like lions after slumber... "Men of England, heirs of Glory, Heroes of unwritten story, Nurslings of one mighty Mother, Hopes of her, and one another; "Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number, Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you - Ye are many - they are few."
November 14, 2023 at 3:30 PM