Event    From 25/3/1807  To 1/8/1834

Abolition of slavery

The British abolition of slavery came in two parts: first the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act became law on 25 March 1807, which left slavery itself still permitted until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which caused all slaves in the British Empire to be emancipated on 1 August 1834. The slaves in India and Ceylon were not freed until Britain took over from the East India Company in 1843.

Compensation was paid, but to the owners, not the slaves. Meticulous records were kept and have been analysed at Legacies of British Slave-ownership.

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Abolition of slavery

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Aboliton of slavery - SE1

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Bronze Woman

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Buxton Memorial Fountain

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Gilt of Cain - Slave trade

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Holy Trinity Clapham - Clapham Sect

The damage on this plaque is the result of WW2 bombs.

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USAAF - European HQ

USAAF - European HQ

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Group, Armed Forces, USA

13 memorials
Terrence Alonzo Best

Terrence Alonzo Best

Terrence Alonzo Best was born on 9 December 1932. On 20 August 1959 he is shown as arriving in Southampton, Hampshire, aboard the S.S. Ascania having departed from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Toba...

Person, Tragedy, Caribbean Islands

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Born Dublin. Socialist, member of the Fabian Society. Plays include: Saint Joan, Major Barbara and Pygmalion on which My Fair Lady is based. Didn't like his first name, "Don't George me!" so is oft...

Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Ireland

5 memorials