Tolpuddle Martyrs' Museum Markers - Dorchester Road, Tolpuddle, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 45.009 W 002° 18.061
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These commemorative plaques appear on the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Museum.
Waymark Code: WM9VMG
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/01/2010
Views: 3
There are two plaques on the entrance to the museum, the first is a brass design:
'Headland House was the London
Headquarters of the National Union of
Agricultural & Allied Workers from 1920
until it joined the Transport & General
Workers Union in 1982.
Members had the plaque removed to
Tolpuddle to recall with pride and affection
the work of a great union.'
Also on the wall is the old pub sign from The Martyr's Inn.
The second plaque is a slate design:
'This plaque was unveiled on Friday 26 August 1960
to commemorate the opening of Headland House by
George Woodcock C.B.E.
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
in the presence of Executive Committee members:
B. Hazell C.B.E. J.P. M.P. President
Joan Maynard J.P. C.C. Vice President
A.E. Calver J.P.
Ald. W.A.J. Case M.B.E. J.P.
G.S.W. Hall
J. Hose
B. Leeder
H. Midgelow
C.E.G. Morri...
J. Paul
E.A. Pigott
F. Robinson J.P.
J.J. Waterman
Lord Collison C.B.E. General Secretary.'
Type of Historic Marker: Plaques
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: TUC
Age/Event Date: 08/26/1960
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