Manchester working class history walk, 1983
TitleManchester working class history walk, 1983
ReferenceTAPE/227
Date
21 Jun 1983
Production date 1983-06-21 - 1983-06-21
Scope and ContentRuth and Eddie Frow lead a walk around Manchester to discover the area's working class history, with details of route (especially the China Lane and Stevenson Square area). They talk about radical bookshops, early unions, the birth of the Clarion movement, worker education, Labour Colleges, demonstrations and speeches in Stevenson Square. There is a Word document which gives more detail.
Extent1 cassette tape and 2 digital recordings
Physical descriptionDuration: 1hr. 5 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, Eddie, Frow, Ruth, Blatchford, Robert, Doherty, John, Workers' Educational Association, Labour College, Plebs League
SubjectLectures, sermons and speeches, Working class, History, Clarion movement, Newspapers, Education
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)