Explore the literary activities of Victorian factory workers as writers and readers, and how they used their writing to represent their experiences of working in a rapidly changing industry.
The exhibition includes work by three worker poets from Stanley who were writing in the mid - late 19th century.
This exhibition was part of the AHRC/HRC funded ‘Piston, Pen & Press’ research project, led by the Universities of Strathclyde and Manchester, supported by local industrial heritage venue partners.
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