SY7894 : Tolpuddle Martyrs' museum

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Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum

📍 Dorchester

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the powerful story of six agricultural labourers who changed British history. In 1834, George Loveless and five fellow workers from Tolpuddle were arrested for forming a trade union to protest wage cuts that reduced them to near-starvation. Sentenced to seven years’ transportation to Australia for taking a secret oath, their harsh punishment sparked massive public protests and sympathy campaigns. Pardoned in 1836, they returned as heroes having inadvertently founded the modern trade union movement. The museum, opened in 2000, features artifacts, documents, and multimedia displays chronicling their harrowing tale and lasting legacy. The annual Tolpuddle Festival celebrates workers’ rights each July.

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