Photographer photographs public sector strikers in Manchester, November 2011

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5 John Dalton St (53°28′50″N, 2°14′51″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements. It was taken over by the American company DePuy who moved production to China.

This image was produced during a public sector strike against government plans to make them work longer and pay more for their pensions. There is not much evidence from this picture (aside from an illegible tag in the shop front to the left of the frame) but other pictures (H.2025.11.49.5A) suggest this to be the strike in Manchester. This image depicts a photographer stood on top of an object (possibly a bin) in order to photograph the marching crowd. The street name text for John Dalton Street can be seen cut off by the top left of the frame while the label for the Delicafe Katsouris can be seen cut off by the right side of the frame. At least nine other people can also be seen in the picture either watching the group walk past or simply passing through, including one woman inside the cafe window.

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.49.1A

Collection

Ian Beesley