Middleton and The Peterloo Massacre
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Middleton and The Peterloo Massacre
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 11 Nov 2005
Plaque commemorating Middleton's connection with the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in nearby Manchester. A meeting of people demanding Parliamentary reform gathering in St Peter's Fields, Manchester was broken up by troops and the leaders arrested. Eleven demonstrators were killed and many injured.
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Image Location
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53.553532
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-2.192714