Peterloo Memorial
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| Location | Manchester, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°28′36″N 2°14′45″W / 53.4766°N 2.2457°W |
| Designer | Jeremy Deller |
| Material | Stone |
| Width | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
| Opening date | 14 August 2019 |
| Dedicated to | Those who died in the Peterloo Massacre of 16 August 1819 |
| Website | peterloomassacre |
The Peterloo Memorial is a memorial in Manchester, England, commemorating the Peterloo Massacre. It is sited close to the site of the massacre and was unveiled on 14 August 2019.
The Peterloo Memorial Campaign Group had been lobbying for a fitting memorial to the Peterloo Massacre for over ten years.[1] In 2019, shortly before the 200th anniversary of the massacre, Manchester City Council "quietly unveiled" a new £1 million memorial by the artist Jeremy Deller.[2] Designs for the memorial by Deller were first unveiled in November 2018.
The 1.8-metre-high and 11.6 metres wide memorial features 11 concentric steps engraved, sculpted from polished and inlaid British stone and carved with the names 18 of the victims and the places from which they came.[3][4] The material not visible from the ground is reproduced at ground level, and there is a floor plaque.[5]
The stone used includes "granites, sandstones, slates, and marbles from all regions of the UK and potentially further afield – places that would have been part of the British Empire in 1819".[4] These include:[3] Broughton Moor slate; Welsh Cwt-y-Bugail slate; Peak Moor sandstone; Cove red sandstone; DeLank granite; St Bees red sandstone; and Scottish dolerite.
