The campaign
for a fitting memorial in the city,
for the Bicentenary in 2019,
on the Peterloo Massacre
Website, their Facebook and Twitter pages.
Below are some photographs from the annual commemoriative events
Updates: For information on upcoming events visit the Memorial website & facebook.
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PHOTOS from 2018 - The 199th Anniversary
of the Peterloo Massacre
on the 'News & What's On' Page
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PHOTOS from 2017 - The 198th Anniversary
of the Peterloo Massacre
Wednesday16th August in St. Peter's Square |
John Henshaw |
Wreath and names of the slain
in St. Peter's Square. |
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Sunday 21st August in Albert Square, Manchester |
Crowds
gathering with name
placards. |
Christopher Eccleston reads
the Riot Act
from a window. |
Reading the names of the slain. |
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Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston at the reading of the
names.
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Maxine Peake interviewed
after the readings |
John Henshaw and Maxine Peake
supporting the day, as always. |
The banner / tapestry,
made in 2016, is
unrolled for 2017.
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Banner / tapestry 2017 |
Banner / tapestry 2017
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Maxine Peake interviewed
after the readings |
Maxine Peake interviewed
after the readings |
Crowds
dispersing after the reading |
| Photographs from Susan Forshaw, Joan Secker Wldoarczyk and Sheila Goodyear |
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PHOTOS from 2016 - The 197th Anniversary
of the Massacre |
Marchers arrive in the city
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Maxine Peake reads the names of those killed at Peterloo & Paul Mason reads Henry Hunt's letter to the people.
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The blank Commemoration Tapestry in the Friends' Meeting House
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The Mayor stitches the centre icon to the canvas.
Contributors
stitch their memorial pieces to the Tapestry.
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Our contribution to the Tapestry - a photograph of William Rowbottom's Diary entry describing what happened on Peter's Field.
(with transcript of passage)
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The Tapestry on its first official
outing in Albert Square, Manchester.
16th August 2016
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PHOTOS from Sunday 16th August 2015 - The 196th Anniversary
of the Massacre.
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Contemporary Print
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Failsworth Veterans of Peterloo
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2015 Anniversary
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2015 Anniversary
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2015 Anniversary
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2015 Event photos courtesy
of Michael Sweeney |
