Attack on the workhouse at Stockport
Rioters attack the Union Workhouse at Stockport and distribute loaves of bread at the gate. The attacks were precipitated by severe unemployment and subsequent poverty and hunger
Picture No
10222026
Media ID
46004441
Size
3540px x 2844px
(4.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 20 August 1842. p. 236
Date
1842
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1842 Attacks Distribute Hunger Loaves Precipitated Rioters Severe Stockport Subsequent Unemployment
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