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Showing posts with label pubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pubs. Show all posts
Sunday, 7 June 2015

7th June 1815: Informer's report about the activities of Nottingham Luddites

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7th June 1815. I went with Badder last night to the Leather Bottle.―There were many there that I knew to be Ludds and well wishers to them...
Friday, 17 May 2013

17th May 1813: Meeting at the Yew Tree Inn, Roberttown, in support of William Cartwright & Joseph Radcliffe

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The Leeds Intelligencer of 24th May 1813 carried an article about a meeting in Roberttown held to organise a reward and recognition for Will...
Wednesday, 19 September 2012

19th September 1812: An Officer reports the Star Inn, Roberttown, for being open after hours

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The Star Inn, Roberttown. Image copyright Humphrey Bolton . ( geograph profile ) Mill bridge Sept 19th. 1812. Sir I have the honor o...
Tuesday, 11 September 2012

11th September 1812: Seditious words lead to an arrest in Huddersfield

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Richard Farrington was a book-keeper at Huddersfield, and at 9.20 p.m. on Friday 11th September 1812 he had had enough - both to drink and o...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012

25th July 1812: Captain Francis Raynes informs General Maitland of a Luddite meeting near Stockport

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The Arden Arms on Ashton Road, Bredbury - photo copyright David Dixon Roe cross near Mottram 25th July 1812 Sir, I think it necess...
Saturday, 14 July 2012

14th July 1812: Extensive arms raid at Clifton, West Yorkshire

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The former Black Bull Inn, Towngate, Clifton, today (as seen on Google Street View) In the early hours of Tuesday 14th July 1812, a group...
Friday, 22 June 2012

22nd June 1812: Drunken boasts of involvement at Rawfolds lead to trouble at the Black Bull, Mirfield

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Anti-Tesco protesters outside the Black Bull in August 2011 At 8 p.m. on the evening of Monday 22nd June, 3 men were returning from Wakef...
Monday, 11 June 2012

11th June 1812: 37 men arrested at Peace & Parliamentary Reform meeting in Manchester

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The White House (previously the Prince Regent's Arms) in 1967 In the evening of Thursday June 11th 1812, political repression in the ...
Saturday, 26 May 2012

26th May 1812: Peace & Parliamentary Reform meeting at the Elephant, Tib Street, Manchester

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As noted previously by Colonel Fletcher 's spy, John Bent (aka 'B' ), the meetings of the delegates of various trades had now ...
Friday, 4 May 2012

4th May 1812: Two weavers from Failsworth meet the Manchester Secret Committee at the Prince Regent's Arms

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Joseph Taylor, a weaver from Failsworth recently moved to Club Row, Newton Lane in Manchester, was a curious type. On the day of the first M...
Friday, 20 April 2012

20th April 1812: Delegate meeting of Manchester Executive Committee at Ardwick Green

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The next General delegate meeting of the towns around Manchester took place on Monday 20th April. The disarray that was displayed in the con...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012

17th April 1812: Colonel Fletcher's Manchester spy, John Bent, meets an Irish Rebel, Patrick Cannovan

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On Friday 17th April, Colonel Ralph Fletcher 's spy in Manchester, the cotton dealer John Bent or 'B' submitted another report....
Thursday, 12 April 2012

12th April 1812: Rawfolds aftermath - the wounded, the dying (known and unknown) and secrets taken to the grave

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The Star Inn, Roberttown. Image copyright Humphrey Bolton . ( geograph profile ) For what occurred after the Luddite raid at Rawfolds Mil...
Saturday, 7 April 2012

7th April 1812: Manchester Secret Committee members borrow money from the spy 'B'

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On the evening of 6th April, the Manchester Executive Committee had cancelled the plans of the General Delegate Committee to launch attacks ...
Friday, 6 April 2012

6th April 1812: Manchester Executive Committee cancel plans for factory attacks on 9th April

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On Monday 6th April 1812, the 'Manchester Executive Committee' met at the Prince Regent's Arms on Ancoats Lane in Manchester to ...
Thursday, 5 April 2012

5th April 1812: Delegates from many North West towns meet at the Kings Arms in Salford

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The Kings Arms, Salford in the 1970s. Image copyright Salford Pubs of the 70s on Flickr. At 6 p.m. on Sunday 5th April, an important mee...
Friday, 23 March 2012

23rd March 1812: The Manchester spy 'B' visits Oldham, hears doubts about his motives and is concerned about workers organisation in the area

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Colonel Fletcher's spy 'B' picked up his latest report only the day after his previous one. On the 19th March, he had been in ...
Friday, 24 February 2012

24th February 1812: Bolton weavers meet at the Gibraltar Rock & swear illegal oaths

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The Gibraltar Rock, as captured by Google Street View in 2009 Somewhere between the end of February and the beginning of March 1812, a s...
Tuesday, 8 November 2011

8th November 1811: Fletcher's spy 'B' reports on the Manchester Secret Committees

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On the 4th November, Colonel Fletcher 's informant 'B' began writing another report about underground activities across Lancash...
Monday, 10 October 2011

10th October 1811: a letter from a Lancashire informant

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On the 10th October 1811, Colonel Ralph Fletcher , a JP, Local Militia Commander and member of the Orange Order at Bolton-le-Moors, receive...