Tyldesley
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Tyldesley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills
Marklands Buildings and Elliott Street
Garrett Hall is now a farmhouse
Miners outside the Miners Hall during the 1926 General Strike
Tyldesley Town Hall, from 1924 the headquarters of the former Tyldesley Urban District Council. It was built as the Liberal Club in 1881.
A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to
Tyldesley
…Shakerley Common was in existence in 1798. Shakerley was a centre for making nails, but was in decline by 1800. Miners outside the Miners Hall during the 1926 General Strike After the railway was completed in 1864, coal mining became the dominant industry and the town was surrounded by collieries for more than 100 years…
The Subsidised Mineowner—Poor Beggar! from Trade Union Unity Magazine (1925)
Special Committee of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress at Downing Street, ready to discuss the mining crisis with Baldwin
Foraging for coal during the strike