What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: On the 24th April 1812, the looms of a steam-powered mill, built across from here in 1803-4, were smashed, and the mill set alight by Luddite rioters, 4 of whom were hanged, and 9 transported to Australia for 7 years Recorded plaque organisation: Westhoughton Local History Group.
The Luddites were 19th-century English textile workers who protested against industrialization by destroying weaving machinery, fearing job loss; their actions highlighted the social unrest caused by technological change.
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