August 16th was the 195th Anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre, and a commemoration of the event was held on the 17th August 2014, on Windmill Street on the edge of the original site.  A number of different groups had walked in from other parts of Lancashire to represent the original marches to join the Peterloo Rally. 

Maxine Peake had appeared the year before at the Manchester International Festival, doing a reading of Shelley’s Masque of Anarchy. 

A number of Ancoats Dispensary Trust and supporters, were at the event.