16 August 2017
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A depiction of the Peterloo Massacre
Manchester Histories and the Peoples History Museum have just announced that they have been successful in securing an almost £70,000 development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Peterloo 2019 project.
Manchester Histories and the Peoples History Museum have just announced that they have been successful in securing an almost £70,000 development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Peterloo 2019 project.
The news comes ahead of the 198th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August.
On 16th August 1819 in St Peter's Fields, Manchester government troops - including local yeomanry, charged a crowd of around 60,000 people who’d gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation resulting in the deaths of an estimated 18 people and the injury of over 650 others.
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2019 marks the 200th anniversary of what became known as the Peterloo Massacre, an event widely acknowledged as a significant moment in the history of public protest and which has become synonymous with the struggle for democracy and the fight against political repression.
Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, Manchester Histories (MH) and People’s History Museum (PHM) will work in partnership with Manchester City Council, Historic England, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University as well as a host of other partners and individuals across Greater Manchester to develop Peterloo 2019, a project that will commemorate one of the most important episodes in the history of Greater Manchester.
The grant of £69,200 will enable the partners to kick-start the further fundraising needed and begin to develop a substantial programme of activity around the pertinent themes of protest, democracy and freedom of speech. Initial plans for the Peterloo 2019 project include:
- producing new learning resources for children and young people
- creating a dynamic web portal and GPS triggered walking app to tell the story of Peterloo
- training a 'crack team' of volunteer Peterloo experts who’ll be helping run creative events at venues and festivals across Greater Manchester
- launching the Peterloo Descendants: My Family Treewith historian and genealogist Michala Hulm
Maxine Peake, actress and Patron of Manchester Histories, said: “It’s wonderful news that the Manchester Histories project and the People’s History Museum have been given funding by the Heritage Lottery. This is an event in history that needs that needs huge recognition. It is what shaped us as a city and as a nation. It is not just a story of local interest but International interest too.”
From learning resources for children and young people to the Peterloo Descendants: My Family Tree, the funding will allow Manchester Histories and PHM to begin to develop a substantial programme of activity to commemorate the date in 2019 and create a lasting legacy.
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