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The battle for Kinder Scout

Witness History

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The Last Survivor of the Kinder Scolp Protest

One of those arrested was benny rothman. When he was sent for trial in a nearby country town, one look at the faces in the court room told him the game was up. The jail terms caused an outcry and galvanized the movement for countryside access. It took nearly two more dec s for the peak district to be made england's first national park.

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