Samuel Bamford
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Samuel Bamford was an English radical reformer and writer born in Middleton, Lancashire. He wrote on the subject of northern English dialect and wrote some of his better known verse in it.
Plaque marking where the Middleton contingent gathered before being led by Bamford to St Peter's Fields
Relief of Samuel Bamford on the obelisk in Middleton Cemetery
Peterloo Massacre
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The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Eighteen people were killed and 400–700 were injured when the cavalry of the Yeomanry charged into
Samuel Bamford
…a group from Middleton to St Peter's Fields for a meeting that pressed for parliamentary reform and repeal of the Corn Laws. There they witnessed the Peterloo Massacre, and Bamford was arrested and charged with treason. Although there was no evidence shown that either he or any of his group had been involved in the…
A print published on 27 August 1819 depicting Hunt's arrest by the constables
Caricature by George Cruikshank depicting the charge upon the rally
Notice "to the inhabitants of the Hundred of Salford", published by the magistrates the day after the massacre
Blue plaque commemorating Peterloo not mentioning any violence (erected 1972)