Tolpuddle

Unison and the Unite super-union sense they are at the start of a historic struggle and compare the workers' plight to the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the six Dorset farmers punished in 1834 after attempting to resist wage-cutting by forming a union.

The Age of Strife: pay packets and pensions divide coalition Britain 2011

Under this sycamore in the village of Tolpuddle in 1834, six poverty-stricken agricultural labourers formed the first trade union in Britain.

Ancient trees: Britain's oldest inhabitants 2011

He witnessed the country-wide agitation, with workers burning their employers' property, and the uprisings and marches -- one aimed at Parliament -- that greeted the Tolpuddle Martyrs being sentenced to overseas transportation for their efforts at early trade union recognition.

David Tereshchuk: The Reporting Behind Two Centuries of Dickens' Impact David Tereshchuk 2012

Tolpuddle martyrs cottage is no holiday home for the rich, say villagers

Sid Staden obituary 2011

In the small Dorset village of Tolpuddle there is a sycamore tree on a patch of green, just a short stroll from a pub.

Capture the history of Britain's ancient trees | Brian Muelaner 2011

Unison and the Unite super-union sense they are at the start of a historic struggle and compare the workers' plight to the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the six Dorset farmers punished in 1834 after attempting to resist wage-cutting by forming a union.

The Age of Strife: pay packets and pensions divide coalition Britain 2011

He witnessed the country-wide agitation, with workers burning their employers' property, and the uprisings and marches -- one aimed at Parliament -- that greeted the Tolpuddle Martyrs being sentenced to overseas transportation for their efforts at early trade union recognition.

David Tereshchuk: The Reporting Behind Two Centuries of Dickens' Impact David Tereshchuk 2012

He witnessed the country-wide agitation, with workers burning their employers' property, and the uprisings and marches -- one aimed at Parliament -- that greeted the Tolpuddle Martyrs being sentenced to overseas transportation for their efforts at early trade union recognition.

David Tereshchuk: The Reporting Behind Two Centuries of Dickens' Impact David Tereshchuk 2012

In chalk country near Tolpuddle, water flows in streams and aquifers, and we were shown a clear pool being constantly replenished from below by mineral-rich water, the kind in which watercress naturally thrives.

Country diary: Waddock Cross, Dorset 2011

And, like all GL's descendants, quite possibly also the descendant of a Tolpuddle Martyr.

Remembering Oliver Postgate 2008