Commemorated on 3 plaques
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 Barbican, Plymouth, United Kingdom where they landed
In this building on March 19th 1834 the six Tolpuddle Martyrs were sentenced to seven years transportation for their part in the founding of rural trade unionism
The Old Crown Court, High West Street, Dorchester, United Kingdom where they was sentenced (1834)
Tolpuddle Martyrs 1834 1984 150th Anniversary TGWU Agricultural Group George Loveless Thomas Standfield James Hammett James Loveless John Standfield James Brine
Old Court House, High West Street, Dorchester, United Kingdom where they was sentenced