Manchester working class history walk 4, 1984
TitleManchester working class history walk 4, 1984
ReferenceTAPE/224C
Date
26 Jun 1984
Production date 1984-06-26 - 1984-06-26
Scope and ContentRuth and Eddie Frow lead a walk around Manchester to discover the area's working class history, with details of route, which is mainly in the St Peters Square area.
There is mention of a Chartist meeting place, Edward Jones (some details about him), the incorporation of Manchester and the building of the Town Hall, which was opened by Abel Heywood (some details about him), about women's organisations and CND, the Free Trade Hall (various meetings and Paul Robeson), Peterloo, Robert Owen, "Love on the Dole", Lower Mosley Street schools, Marx, Engels, cotton industry, Women's Suffrage Society, Paul Robeson. The walk finishes in the Briton's Protection where is discussion, then there is a recording of Paul Robeson singing "Ol' Man River".
There is a Word document which gives more detail.
There is mention of a Chartist meeting place, Edward Jones (some details about him), the incorporation of Manchester and the building of the Town Hall, which was opened by Abel Heywood (some details about him), about women's organisations and CND, the Free Trade Hall (various meetings and Paul Robeson), Peterloo, Robert Owen, "Love on the Dole", Lower Mosley Street schools, Marx, Engels, cotton industry, Women's Suffrage Society, Paul Robeson. The walk finishes in the Briton's Protection where is discussion, then there is a recording of Paul Robeson singing "Ol' Man River".
There is a Word document which gives more detail.
Extent1 cassette tape and 2 digital recordings
Physical descriptionDuration: 1 hr. 18 min.
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe views and opinions expressed in the recording(s) are the participants' own, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Working Class Movement Library.
The recording may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
The recording may contain attitudes and/or language that some people may find offensive and may contain discussions of events that some people may find distressing.
Persons keywordFrow, Ruth, Frow, Eddie, Robeson, Paul, Heywood, Abel, Jones, Edward (1851-1881)
SubjectLectures, sermons and speeches, Working class, History, Cotton industry, Suffrage movements, Schools
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)