Tolpuddle Plaque - High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 42.918 W 002° 26.336
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Located on the Old Crown Courts and Cells is this standard plaque and a unique memorial plaque to the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Waymark Code: WM9REA
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2010
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The plaque reads:
'In this building
on March 19th., 1834
the six Tolpuddle Martyrs were sentenced
to seven years transportation
for their part in the founding
of Rural Trade Unionism.
Unveiled by Alderman & G. Gooch C.B.E., J.P., M.P.,
President of the National Union of Agricultural Workers
July 1947.'
Please see the Memorial Plaque for more details:
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