St Peter’s Square is a place synonymous with Manchester’s radical tradition and the city’s history of standing tall in opposition to tyranny and oppression.
Previously known as St Peter’s Field, it was the site of the Peterloo Massacre on August 16, 1819, when cavalry charged a crowd of 60,000 people protesting in favour of parliamentary reform and universal suffrage.
An estimated 18 people, including four women and a child, died from sabre cuts and trampling, with almost 700 people seriously injured.
