Oastler

British

/ ˈəʊstlə /

noun

Richard. 1789–1861, British social reformer; he campaigned against child labour and helped achieve the ten-hour day (1847)

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Past the Alhambra Theatre and north up a steep hill is the Oastler Shopping Centre, where 59-year-old Stella Georgiou of the Fountains Cafe is busy serving up fried breakfasts and pots of tea for shoppers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

Traders at its replacement, the nearby Oastler Centre, urged the likely new owners to respect the company's origins.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2021

This narrow little street saw the endless procession of around they roared their support for Oastler and the Ten Hour Bill.

From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2013

Within a few hours, on the advice of Drs. Frank R. Oastler and Samuel W. Lambert, he was moved to the Lenox Hill Hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most famous pupil of the Brethren was Richard Oastler.

From A History of the Moravian Church by Hutton, Joseph Edmund

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