Residence of William Wilberforce
110 Broomwood Road, Battersea, SW11 – Tube: Clapham South (Northern Line)
Place of Worship by William Wilberforce
Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common North Side – Tube: Clapham Common (Northern Line)
Tomb of William Wilberforce
Westminster Abbey, London – Tube: Westminster (Circle, District and Jubilee)
Wilberforce remains today perhaps the most popular and well known abolitionist in British history, otherwise known as ‘The Voice of Abolition’ Wilberforce is more commonly associated with Kingston upon Hull, from where he was MP and it is there where you will find statues, buildings and even a museum dedicated to him. There are however locations scattered across London where Wilberforce is remembered and commemorated.
Born in Hull into a rich merchant family Wilberforce was initially a small and sickly child who suffered with numerous bouts of bad health, particularly that of his poor eyesight. At the age of…
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