The Peterloo massacre?

Question

I've just read about the Peterloo massacre in a book about King George the Fourth, which happened during his lifetime. Is the field (St. Peter's field) which it happened still there? Is there some sort of plaque or sculpture in Manchester commemorating the event?

Answer 1

Yes the field is still there. Manchester liberals built the Free Trade Hall on the site in the later part of the 19th century, which unfortunately is now a Radisson Hotel, which while it has a plaque outside it commerating the event, doesn't really do justice to what happened there.
This Sept the Labour Party will be holding their conference in the G-Mex arena which is also on part of St Peter's Fields, so there is a call for them to use the chance to commemorate the events and the significance it had for the labour movement, but since New Labour seems to have washed it's hands of it's socialist heritage this will probably either not happen, or be some form of lip service.

Answer 2

that's no longer taught in many colleges now because of fact there is not any longer time. Years in the past, young ones have been taught British historic previous yet now they'd desire to contain international historic previous meaning that some issues would desire to be disregarded. i do no longer think it is robust. i think young ones would desire to learn the historic previous of the country they stay in as they'd desire to understand how the country greater and why issues are the way they are. those drawn to their ancestors historic previous from different international places would desire to be inspired to learn it of their very own time.