Maumbury Rings

The Dorchester Peace Rally of 1936

On Saturday 20th June 1936 between 8,000 and 10,000 people gathered at Maumbury Rings in Dorchester for a peace rally organised by a committee chaired by Mr W. Clarke and supported by peace societies and organisations from across the Southwest of England. The Peace Rally had been advertised as far afield as Salisbury, Newport, Southampton… Read more The Dorchester Peace Rally of 1936