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A Tale of Two Towns

Nine days in Gloucester and Stroud, May 1926

By Tony Conder, Stuart Butler
Solidarity in an urban industrial and rural agricultural landscape. In this short pamphlet, Stuart Butler and Tony Conder bring to life a turbulent nine days in Stroud, with its cloth mills and industry, and Gloucester, an important transport hub with major docks at its centre. As the Stroud Journal reported the General Strike, "At midnight on Monday the wheels of industry ... began to slow down. Trains disappeared from our local railway lines The big daily newspapers failed to appear on our […]
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The General Strike in Gloucester and Swindon

Gloucester Docks, Sugar and Strife - Tony Conder As an industrial city Gloucester's industries were hit by the strike in 1926. The dock workers and boatmen of Gloucester played a key role in taking action and suffering in the aftermath. The business of the docks pitted powerful conservative forces who made no attempt to recognise the emergency against an almost cheeky gallantry by their striking workforce. A Railway Town and the General Strike: Nine Days in Swindon in May 1926 - Stuart Butler […]
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Stroud History walk: John Thelwall – ‘The most dangerous man in England’

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In the summer of 1797, Citizen John left the shadow of government spies in London to visit Samuel Coleridge in Nether Stowey and then stay in the Stroud area. We recreate Citizen John's adventures with a performative walk around Stroud. Meet at the Lockkeeper's Cafe at Walbridge, Stroud, GL5 3JS at 1.00pm (2 min walk from Stroud Train Station). A leisurely walk along the Stroudwater Canal and then a climb to Rodborough Common. We then descend to The Prince Albert for a pint or two. Probably […]
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