
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: BULL'S HEAD Grade II listed building. The scene of radical political agitation. In the early 19th century radicals Henry 'Orator' Hunt, Fergus O'Connor and reformer Richard Cibden gave speeches here. Recorded plaque organisation: Stockport Heritage Trust.
Richard Cobden, Henry Hunt, and Fergus O'Connor were prominent British radical politicians and reformers who played significant roles in advocating for political reforms including parliamentary representation and free trade; their speeches at the Bull's Head in Stockport reflect the site’s historical importance in the movement for political change during the early 19th century.
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