Archive for January 23rd, 2008

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

George Whatmore and the Chartist Uprising in 1848 at Ashton-under-Lyne

Some members of the Whatmore family seem to have had one brief moment of fame in an otherwise mundane life. Such seems to be the case of GEORGE WHATMORE but his appearance in court in 1848 provides the excuse to retell the story of the Ashton Under Lyne Rising of that year.

St Michael’s Church  Ashton-under-Lyne    […]

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