One hundred years ago this month, more than 7000 workers walked out in York during the 1926 General Strike, writes York Civic Trust.
#transportworkers #York #YorkMinster #theGeneralStrikeNine days that shook York - and the tensions that never disappeared
Nine days that shook York - and the tensions that never disappeared
One hundred years ago this month, more than 7,000 workers walked out in York during the 1926 General Strike, writes York Civic Trust.
General Strike 1926: a century on from the strike that stilled the nation
One hundred years ago this week workers all over the UK walked out of work on strike and brought the nation to a standstill and it was no different in...
Former history teacher Glynn Wales starts our coverage of the 100th anniversary of the General Strike by telling the story of what the Echo called ...
“EVERY second shop in Newgate Street, the main street in Bishop Auckland, shuttered up and the shopkeeper ruined,” wrote the town’s prospective MP Hugh Dalton in his diary 100 years ago.#BishopAuckland #HughDalton #WinstonChurchill #StanleyBaldwin #CountyDurham #theLabourParty #Coalmining #ArthurCook #BarnardCastle #ErnestBevin #Britishcoal #theGeneralStrike
Were the miners "hopelessly defeated" in the Great Strike of 100 years ago?
Were the miners "hopelessly defeated" in the Great Strike of 100 years ago?
“EVERY second shop in Newgate Street, the main street in Bishop Auckland, shuttered up and the shopkeeper ruined,” wrote the town’s prospective MP Hugh...
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