Plaque

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

Erection date: 2007

Inscription

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1786 - 1845, anti-slavery campaigner, lived and worked here.
English Heritage

Site: Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1 memorial)

E1, Brick Lane, 91, Old Truman Brewery

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Abolition of slavery

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