Peterloo Demonstration Blue Plaque

Peterloo Demonstration 1819

The Middleton contingent congregated here in Barrowfield and marched to St Peter’s Field in Manchester led by Sam Bamford. The meeting, popularly known as “Peterloo Massacre”, was in support of the vote for the working classes. 16 Middleton people were injured.

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69 Morton Street, Middleton