Join this walk through Sheffield city centre, looking at buildings and places connected to Sheffield's extraordinary history of activism and political reforming.
Queen Victoria's reign began with violence for the city and saw early women's suffrage, Chartism, early unions, the Sheffield Outrages, and political reform that saw the election of working-class councillors to the new City Council. Violence was never far from the surface as social reforms came slowly and the Edwardian era saw a return to women's suffrage at the end of Victoria's reign.
This walk is led by Nigel Slack, chair of The Victorian Society, South Yorkshire.
Meet in front of the Sheffield Town Hall entrance on Pinstone Street.
There are some steep parts to the walk behind the Cathedral, where care will also be needed on uneven surfaces.
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