Remembering Peterloo – free talks at Bury Archives
Bury Archives Service are hosting talks in July and August in the run up to the 200th anniversary of the infamous Peterloo massacre.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.