The Strike at Spur Mill
Saturday 15 June to Sunday 30 June 2024
This exhibition is presented by Eric Northey.
This pop up exhibition takes you through the extraordinary story of the women spinners of Spur Mill in January 1913 who went on strike to support their male colleague.
This was a very rare thing in trade union history as cotton spinning was dominated by men who were not known for their kindliness towards women.
Were any of your ancestors part of the strike at Spur Mill? Search the names of strikers and look through the Census 1911!
