Event: Tolpuddle Museum

Location: Tolpuddle, Main Road, DORCHESTER

Event type: Historical

Date posted: 27/06/2007

Website: Visit Website

Directions: Click for map

Details:

FROM :ALL YEAR ROUND

Colourful banners and touch-screen computers tell the story of 6 Martyrs of Tolpuddle who were transported to Australia in c1834 after forming a trade union. Free admission.

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, trial and punishment, leading to the foundation of modern day trade unionism.

The museum has been re-designed into a modern, informative, and educational exhibition, using interactive touch screen displays new graphic panels telling the story in text and images. The museum sets out the Martyrs' story in four sections: Before the arrest, The Oath and Betrayal, Transportation, and the Homecoming. A new Book and
CD-ROM have also been produced, all sponsored by trades unions and organisations.

The museum evolved out of the library which formed part of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Memorial Cottages, built in 1934 to mark the Centenary of the Martyrs' conviction. The library, meant for use by the workers living in the cottages, soon became a depository for various artefacts, documents and memorabilia relating to the history of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Over the years, a rather ad hoc display telling the story of the Martyrs had evolved into the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum.

Entry Fee : Adult FREE , Child FREE