The People's History Museum (the National Museum of Labour History until 2001) in Manchester, England, is the UK's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK. It is located in a grade II-listed, former hydraulic pumping station on the corner of the Bridge Street and Water Street designed by Manchester Corporation City Architect, Henry Price.[1][2][3]
The museum tells the history of worker's rights and democracy in Great Britain and about people's lives at home, work and leisure over the last 200 years. The collection contains printed material, physical objects and photographs of people at work, rest and play. Some of the topics covered include popular radicalism, the Peterloo Massacre, 19th century trade unionism, the women's suffrage movement, dockers, the cooperative movement, the 1945 general election, and football. It also includes material relating to friendly societies, the welfare movement and advances in the lives of working people.
In 1994, the museum opened the Pump House People's History Museum containing a public gallery at the present site on Bridge Street. The two sites were renamed the People's History Museum (PHM) in 2001.[3] The Bridge Street site closed for a £12.5m redevelopment in October 2007.[6] The redevelopment included the refurbishment of the existing Pump House and the construction of a four-storey extension alongside it. A glass walk way was constructed to link the two buildings.[7] The museum reopened on 13 February 2010.[8][9]
CollectionEdit
The People's History Museum holds one of the largest collections of political material in Britain, beginning with the early 19th century. It focuses on the history of democracy with objects relating to the right to vote making up a large part of the objects on display. The collection includes 2,000 posters focused on elections and political campaigns, 300 political cartoons, 7,000 trade union badges and tokens, as well as 95,000 photographs.[10] With over 400 trade union and political banners, People's History Museum holds the largest banner collection in the world[11] and visitors to the museum can see banners being conserved in Main Gallery Two in the Textile Conservation studio.[12]
The museum actively collects contemporary material; it has tried to find and acquire, among other things, the EdStone upon which Labour engraved their six main manifesto pledges in the 2015 general election, and the copy of Mao's Little Red Book which shadow chancellor John McDonnell threw across the House of Commonsdispatch box at George Osborne.[13] Through projects such as "Play Your Part", the museum makes the historic collections relevant to present day issues.
^Textile Conservation Studio, People's History Museum
^Frances Perraudin (22 December 2015). "The Ed Stone: where is Ed Miliband's monumental folly now?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^, Labour History Archive and Study Centre, archived from the original on 13 January 2015, retrieved 13 January 2015
Further readingEdit
Gibbs, Caroline (1980), "The National Museum of Labour History", History Workshop Journal, Oxford University Press, 10 (1): 191–193, doi:10.1093/hwj/10.1.191, archived from the original on 15 April 2013
Bird, Stephen (1994), "A Specialist Labour History Archive The National Museum of Labour History Archive Centre", History Workshop Journal, Oxford University Press, 37 (1): 170–176, doi:10.1093/hwj/37.1.170, archived from the original on 15 April 2013
External linksEdit
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October 21, 2023
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The People s History Museum the National Museum of Labour History until 2001 in Manchester England is the UK s national centre for the collection conservation interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK It is located in a grade II listed former hydraulic pumping station on the corner of the Bridge Street and Water Street designed by Manchester Corporation City Architect Henry Price 1 2 3 People s History MuseumThe People s History MuseumThe location of the museum within ManchesterFormer nameNational Museum of Labour HistoryLocationManchester United KingdomCoordinates53 28 53 N 2 15 12 W 53 481389 N 2 253333 W 53 481389 2 253333TypeHistory museumArchitectHenry PriceWebsitewww wbr phm wbr org wbr ukThe museum tells the history of worker s rights and democracy in Great Britain and about people s lives at home work and leisure over the last 200 years The collection contains printed material physical objects and photographs of people at work rest and play Some of the topics covered include popular radicalism the Peterloo Massacre 19th century trade unionism the women s suffrage movement dockers the cooperative movement the 1945 general election and football It also includes material relating to friendly societies the welfare movement and advances in the lives of working people Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory Edit nbsp The People s History Museum as viewed from across the River Irwell in SalfordThe Trade Union Labour and Co operative History Society operated a collection at Limehouse Town Hall between 1975 and 1986 4 The museum moved to Manchester and re opened in 1990 at the Grade II listed former Mechanics Institute at 103 Princess Street 3 5 In 1994 the museum opened the Pump House People s History Museum containing a public gallery at the present site on Bridge Street The two sites were renamed the People s History Museum PHM in 2001 3 The Bridge Street site closed for a 12 5m redevelopment in October 2007 6 The redevelopment included the refurbishment of the existing Pump House and the construction of a four storey extension alongside it A glass walk way was constructed to link the two buildings 7 The museum reopened on 13 February 2010 8 9 Collection EditThe People s History Museum holds one of the largest collections of political material in Britain beginning with the early 19th century It focuses on the history of democracy with objects relating to the right to vote making up a large part of the objects on display The collection includes 2 000 posters focused on elections and political campaigns 300 political cartoons 7 000 trade union badges and tokens as well as 95 000 photographs 10 With over 400 trade union and political banners People s History Museum holds the largest banner collection in the world 11 and visitors to the museum can see banners being conserved in Main Gallery Two in the Textile Conservation studio 12 The museum actively collects contemporary material it has tried to find and acquire among other things the EdStone upon which Labour engraved their six main manifesto pledges in the 2015 general election and the copy of Mao s Little Red Book which shadow chancellor John McDonnell threw across the House of Commons dispatch box at George Osborne 13 Through projects such as Play Your Part the museum makes the historic collections relevant to present day issues PHM also houses the Labour History Archive and Study Centre an important archive of material relating to the history of working people in Britain Its collections include the archives of the Labour Party the former Communist Party of Great Britain the co operative movement and the Department for Work and Pensions It also contains documents relating to Chartism general elections the First World War women s suffrage and the 1984 1985 miners strike 14 References Edit Former Hydraulic Power Station in Grounds of City College Heritage Gateway retrieved 28 February 2010 Field Corinne 16 August 2004 Pump Up The Volume Manchester Hydraulic Heritage Culture 24 retrieved 28 February 2010 a b c Little Steve Conservation Plan The Pump House People s History Museum Bridge Street Manchester PDF Manchester City Council archived from the original PDF on 2 October 2011 retrieved 28 February 2010 Limehouse Town Hall Archives A London Inheritance Retrieved 9 April 2020 103 Princess Street Heritage Gateway retrieved 28 February 2010 Haile Deborah 19 January 2008 People s museum wins cash boost Manchester Evening News retrieved 28 February 2010 Bosley Kirsty 31 July 2008 Glass walkway to restoration Manchester Evening News retrieved 28 February 2010 People s History Museum set to re open Manchester Evening News 19 February 2010 retrieved 28 February 2010 History People s History Museum retrieved 28 February 2010 Introduction To Our Collection People s History Museum Our Collection Banners People s History Museum Textile Conservation Studio People s History Museum Frances Perraudin 22 December 2015 The Ed Stone where is Ed Miliband s monumental folly now The Guardian Retrieved 7 March 2021 Collection Catalogues and Descriptions Labour History Archive and Study Centre archived from the original on 13 January 2015 retrieved 13 January 2015Further reading EditGibbs Caroline 1980 The National Museum of Labour History History Workshop Journal Oxford University Press 10 1 191 193 doi 10 1093 hwj 10 1 191 archived from the original on 15 April 2013 Bird Stephen 1994 A Specialist Labour History Archive The National Museum of Labour History Archive Centre History Workshop Journal Oxford University Press 37 1 170 176 doi 10 1093 hwj 37 1 170 archived from the original on 15 April 2013External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to People s History Museum Manchester Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s History Museum amp oldid 1164916858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
