The first meeting was held in May 1957 in a hired room above the Town Hall Hotel , a Victorian gothic public house in Tib Lane adjacent to Albert Square , - and close to St Peter 's Square where in 1819 the infamous Peterloo Massacre had taken place , and from which the group took its name . The first discussion was on the subject of ‘ The Social Position of the Arts Today ’ . Meetings continued on a monthly basis with writers and artists talking about their work and inviting discussion . Amongst the poets leading meetings , were Tony Connor , Michael Dixon , David Dunn , Michael Holroyd , John Knight , Jack Marriott , John McDonald , Robin Skelton , Margaret Snow , Noel Varney and Bernadette Wiseman
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Group