Sat 10 – 25 Aug 2019, 12pm South Manchester Radio and Computing Club (SMRCC) will be running a Special Events Station to mark the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre. Special Events stations are issued unique call-signs by Ofcom and can be contacted by licensed Radio Amateurs around the world. Unique contact cards (known as QSL … Continued
Sun 14 Apr, 2 – 4pm Tickets: £15, Booking required. The Working Class Movement Library is proud to present another in its series of Radical Readings fundraising events – ‘Those who were there – the people at Peterloo have their say’. Christopher Eccleston, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Mike Joyce, Nico Mirallegro and Maxine Peake, who are all … Continued
Sun 7 Apr 2019, 1 – 2.45pm Booking required. Revisit the locations and events of the Peterloo Massacre with tour guide Sibby. 16 August 1819: a summer’s day and one of the blackest days in Manchester’s history, when at least 15 died and over 600 were injured. A huge crowd, maybe as many as 60,000, … Continued
Fri 24 May 2019, 11.30am – 1.15pm Booking required. Revisit the locations and events of the Peterloo Massacre with tour guide Sibby. 16 August 1819: a summer’s day and one of the blackest days in Manchester’s history, when at least 15 died and over 600 were injured. A huge crowd, maybe as many as 60,000, … Continued
Sun 23 Jun 2019, 1pm – 2.45pm Booking required. Revisit the locations and events of the Peterloo Massacre with tour guide Sibby. 16 August 1819: a summer’s day and one of the blackest days in Manchester’s history, when at least 15 died and over 600 were injured. A huge crowd, maybe as many as 60,000, … Continued
Fri 19 Jul 2019 Free, booking required. Revisit the locations and events of the Peterloo Massacre with tour guide Sibby. 16 August 1819: a summer’s day and one of the blackest days in Manchester’s history, when at least 15 died and over 600 were injured. A huge crowd, maybe as many as 60,000, walked in … Continued
Fri 16 Aug 2019, 10.30am – 12.15pm Booking required. On the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, revisit the historic locations with tour guide Sibby. 16 August 1819: a summer’s day and one of the blackest days in Manchester’s history, when at least 15 died and over 600 were injured. A huge crowd, maybe as … Continued
Fri 16 Aug, 5-7pm Booking required. DIY art collective Gang of Five in collaboration with Bury Archives celebrates #Peterloo2019 with Bury My Art at Peterloo, part of the Manchester Histories Festival. Together, they have been working with local groups Bury Creatives, Holy Cross College and The Met Express Drama Group to create an evening of art, film, … Continued
Sat 20 Jul, 3 – 4pm Free, no booking required. Opening event for the exhibition, The most radical street in Manchester? at Gallery Two, People’s History Museum. This exhibition explores the history of spaces of protest and democratic politics in Manchester and Salford from the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 to today, with contributions by Once Upon … Continued
Sat 3 Aug – Sat 31 Aug 2019 (Saturdays 10am – 4pm and Sundays 12 – 4pm) Free, no booking required. A special exhibition commemorating Mossley’s involvement with Peterloo. Who were witnesses at the trial of Henry Hunt? Where is John Knight buried? Which Controversial figure preached his oratory sermon? Who carried the Saddleworth, Lees, … Continued
