tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post9222674888083777255..comments2024-03-19T10:44:41.980+00:00Comments on Pubs of Manchester: Sherwood Inn, Tib Streetgranatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551985686564886849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-73204505854549843952015-04-06T18:46:54.124+01:002015-04-06T18:46:54.124+01:00There's a pic of the pub on Manchester Archive...There's a pic of the pub on Manchester Archives' flickr account - https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/14305658579/Katrina Navickashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549980138601730106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981527888991373948.post-61131279559902015162012-02-03T09:39:30.740+00:002012-02-03T09:39:30.740+00:00This meeting took place at the high point of the i...This meeting took place at the high point of the infamous 'Plug strikes' of 1842, the first ever general strike in England. Strikers took out the plugs from the boilers so that the steam-powered machinery could no longer operate. <br />See Mick Jenkins, The General Strike of 1842, p. 143.Katrina Navickashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549980138601730106noreply@blogger.com