Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 9th March 2027

Time: 7pm

Venue: Room 1.09, Park Building, King Henry I St, Portsmouth, PO1 2BZ.

Description: This talk explores the 1830 Swing Riots, where farm workers, driven by economic distress and harsh legislation destroyed threshing machines in Warblington.

How to book: No need to book, just turn up

Price: £4

Email: portsmouthhistorybranch@gmail.com

Lecturer: Neil Spurgeon, Havant Local History Group

Region: South-East England

Branch: Portsmouth