CASE STUDIES
Peterloo 2019 : Impact Report
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where the project took place:
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School Partners involved in the delivery of project: University of Kent
People’s History Museum
Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Robert Poole, University of Central Lancashire Main outcomes:
Linked the University of Kent students to the Peterloo Ambassador team, uploading over 700 Eyewitness Testimonials as a permanent resource on peterloo1819.co.uk
Distribution of the schools’ version of the Peterloo Graphic Novel to over 370 schools across Greater Manchester
Key Learning:
The accounts were sometimes difficult to read and transcribe and the system of uploading was complex and time consuming. These issues were successfully resolved through the determination of the group and support of the digital team. The Ambassadors and students increased their learning about the Peterloo Massacre through accessing personal accounts. They experienced a deeper emotional response to the event through reading the distressing impact on the lives of ordinary people.
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The Peterloo Eyewitness Accounts are a fantastic resource! I’m carrying out research for a project about the role of women at Peterloo and to be able to search both the names and status of people who were at the event has been a huge help. Eyewitness Account User
Legacy of project:
The relationship between Age of Revolution and the People’s History Museum was extended through the emergence of shared interests around the ‘Disrupt Exhibition’ and an opportunity for the University of Kent to deliver a talk at PHM Over 700 Eyewitness Accounts are now searchable online at peterloo1819.co.uk
The Peterloo Ambassadors were able to recite and share selected Eyewitness accounts at events at Manchester Cathedral and ‘From the Crowd’ A working relationship with the University of Kent was established with the potential for future collaborations
