17 July 2013

Kersal Moor and Chartism

 
'Kersal Moor
 
This Moor was the site of
the first Manchester Racecourse
(c 1687–1846) and the great
Chartist rallies of 1838 and 1839,
when over 30,000 workers met to
demand the right to vote and
the reform of Parliament.'

 
The wooden sculptures are attractive too.

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