THE “PETERLOO MASSACRE” Blessed with good weather, 20 SPAG members visited the site of Manchester’s “Peterloo Massacre” of 16 August 1819. The walking tour started with an explanation of the politics of the time, revealing the British government’s genuine fear of revolution, coinciding with the adverse effects on workers of the Corn Laws and a […]
JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER The magnificent neo-gothic John Rylands Library on Deansgate, Manchester, was the venue for a visit by 20 members of SPAG. The library (now officially known as John Rylands Research Institute and Library) is celebrating its 125th anniversary of opening, and had some of its most treasured items on display. […]
