{"id":2678,"date":"2020-08-19T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?p=2678"},"modified":"2020-08-19T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:17:00","slug":"the-preston-workers-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?p=2678","title":{"rendered":"The Preston Workers&#8217; Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the north end of Lune Street just south of the modern ring road is this striking memorial. It is dedicated by the trades union of Preston  to the memory of all workers worldwide who are killed, injured, suffer ill health or detriment as a consequence of work. Remember the dead, fight for the living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In Lune Street, Preston, four workers were shot and killed by the military during the general strike of 1842. Several thousand Preston workers were demonstrating against wage cuts , and for the &#8216;charter&#8217; of democratic rights.<\/p><cite>Bronze tablet on memorial.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Remember, Remember, People of proud Preston that progress towards justice and democracy had not been achieved without great sacrifice.<\/p><p><em>Remember, Remember, People of proud <\/em>Preston defend vigorously the rights given to you. Strive to enhance the rights of those who follow.<\/p><cite>Second bronze tablet on memorial.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2679\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2679\" class=\"wp-image-2679\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-768x768.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942-624x624.jpeg 624w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0942.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2680\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2680\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-768x768.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944-624x624.jpeg 624w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0944.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2681\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2681\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945-624x468.jpeg 624w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0945.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2682\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?attachment_id=2682\" class=\"wp-image-2682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946-624x468.jpeg 624w, http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0946.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the north end of Lune Street just south of the modern ring road is this striking memorial. It is dedicated by the trades union of Preston to the memory of all workers worldwide who are killed, injured, suffer ill health or detriment as a consequence of work. Remember the dead, fight for the living. 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