THE MORNING CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER London, Wednesday February 14th 1821, with the News Story of THE CINDERLOO UPRISING which took place in the Shropshire, Coalbrookdale Coal Field when Striking Mine Workers Marched to Madeley Wood & Dawley and were Confronted by the Wellington Yeomanry SHROPSHIRE RIOT 2nd February 1821

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This is an original issue of the London Newspaper The Morning Chronicle from February 14th 1821, which amongst its articles carries the story of what became known as The Cinderloo Uprising when the South Shropshire Yeomanry confronted a crowd of around 3000 striking workers who had gathered to protest about the continuing lowering of their pay, Striking colliers, many were armed with sticks and bludgeons, left the ironworks at Donnington before moving on to halt the production of the furnaces at Old Park, about three miles from Wellington. Following this the crowd moved on to the ironworks in Lightmoor, Dawley, and Horsehay. The striking colliers had intended to end their march at Coalbrookdale yet word of the strike had reached the Yeomanry. Instead of continuing on to the ironworks of Coalbrookdale the crowd returned to the furnaces at Old Park, the article states that machinery had been destroyed as part of the protest, the Yeomanry arrived on the scene, and after the Riot Act was read, they opened fire on the crowd killing three of the miners. The newspaper runs to four printed sides, some holes along centre fold line, will be posted folded along existing fold lines. N° de ref. del artículo 002382

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