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 Also at https://www.facebook.com/groups/335950663264/?mibextid=6NoCDW

Sam Carter, Sean Cooney and Rowan Rheingans performing Peter's Field in front of an 1819 image of Mary Fildes and Henry Hunt with Radical banners on the hustings in St Peter's Field.
A 19th-century white jug, with a red and green floral pattern around the rim. The body of the jug shows a map of the streets around St Peter's Field, with a numbered key identifying the sites associated with the Peterloo Massacre. An inscription above the map reads "A PLAN of the GROUND on which the REFORMERS met at MANCHESTER on MONDAY the 16 AUGUST 1819. And which proved so fatal to many."
People standing around the Peterloo Memorial to read out the names of those who died. Flowers are visible on the lower tiers, where the names are inscribed. (Photo from 16 August 2025)
Poster shows an image drawn from Richard Carlile's Peterloo print depicting Mary Fildes, Henry Hunt and others on the hustings in St Peter's Field, holding banners with Radical slogans such as Universal Suffrage. Below are photos of Sam Carter, Sean Cooney and Rowan Rheingans. Tour dates: 10th March - Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon 11th March - The Fire Station, Sunderland 12th March - Old School Rooms, Middleton (change of venue from poster) 13th March - Upper Chapel, Sheffield 14th March - Conway Hall, London 15th March - Music Room, Liverpool - matinee and evening. Tickets - seancooney.co.uk
Heading: Peterloo in Rock, with a logo showing a heart pierced by a sabre, encircled by the words "Reformers of Peterloo". Polyp's drawing shows the Blanketeers, a group of protesters carrying blankets for their journey, who tried to march to London to present their grievances to the government. They are seen from behind, walking up the road, with blankets and bags tied on their backs, and one of them wearing a red Liberty cap; but soldiers on horseback, with sabres drawn, are riding towards them.
Polyp's drawing of Samuel Bamford as a young man, in front of the clock tower of the church in Middleton.
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
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
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".
Lord Mayor Carmine Grimshaw reading the details of Peterloo victim Sarah Jones.
A wreath of red and white flowers and green leaves, the colours of the English republican flag.
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.
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.
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.'
Sam Carter (guitar), Sean Cooney and Eliza Carthy (violin)
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.
A drawing of a suffragette wearing a purple floral hat and aiming a catapult at the viewer.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Lord Mayor Yasmine Dar and a representative of the Peterloo Memorial Campaign lay wreaths in memory of the dead in August 2023.
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
A wreath in red, white and green, on the bottom step of the Peterloo Memorial.
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...
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.
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.
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.
Martin Gittins, his Peterloo T-shirt obscured by his guitar, sings The Fields of Peterloo
The Mayor of Oldham, wearing a grey suit and a golden chain, pointing at the blue plaque to John Ashton and Thomas Buckley on the wall of the Crossley Centre, watched by the History Group from Christ Church School.
The Mayor of Oldham (wearing mayoral chain) with local councillors, organisers, Peterloo historians and pupils from Christ Church School, standing under a blue plaque remembering John Ashton and Thomas Buckley, two Chadderton men who died after being sabred in the Peterloo Massacre in 1819.
A contemporary coloured engraving of Peterloo, August 1819. On a makeshift platform Henry Hunt, wearing a white hat, is remonstrating with a soldier, carrying a drawn sabre, who is trying to arrest him; another man, perhaps a supporter, or maybe a local constable, has both hands on his left arm. They are surrounded by men, mostly in top hats, women in bonnets, and banners bearing slogans such as Vote by Ballot, Major Cartwright's Bill, Unite and Be Free, Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, Female Union of Royston [I think], Order Order. The platform is surrounded by a huge crowd, their mouths open and one man spreading his arms as the soldiers force their way through, waving sabres. Buildings with smoking chimneys are visible in the background.
A red, white and green flag flying in front of a wall of windows in central Manchester.
To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine, written and performed by Ian Ruskin. Photo shows Ruskin-as-Paine sitting at a chess board and holding up the White King.
Artist's impression of the Apex Tower, a 26-storey tower block on stilts which would have dwarfed the familiar Briton's Protection pub and kept its popular beer garden in perpetual shadow. The architects said it would "enhance" the building, which dates back to the time of Peterloo.
Lord Mayor of Manchester and Peterloo descendant Sheila Lemoine at the unveiling of the new Peterloo plaque in 2007. Unlike the previous blue plaque which referred to the "dispersal" of the crowd, the red plaque explains that people were killed.