Remembering the Preston Lockout 170 years on
2023 sees the 170th anniversary of the start of the Preston Lockout which began as a series of isolated strikes in August/September 1853 and became a general lockout in October 1853 before reverting to a strike in February 1854 which lasted until May 1854. Despite being a momentous national event which inspired two classic Victorian novels, Charles Dickens’ Hard Times and Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and … Continue reading Remembering the Preston Lockout 170 years on