
What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: The Tolpuddle Martyrs This plaque, placed here by members of the various Trades Unions affiliated to the Plymouth and District Trades Council commemorates the landing near this spot on 18th March 1838 of James Loveless, James Brine, Thomas and John Standfield (4 of the 6 Dorset farm workers after exile in Australia) Freedom and Justice was their Cause
The Tolpuddle Martyrs, including James Loveless, James Brine, Thomas Standfield, and John Standfield, were six Dorset farm workers transported to Australia for forming a trade union; their case became a symbol of the fight for workers' rights in 19th-century Britain.
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