United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Cambridgeshire
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Wisbech (Fenland)
Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Cambridgeshire
Fenland
Wisbech (Fenland)
Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech
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The Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech, commemorates Thomas Clarkson, a central figure in the campaign against the slave trade in the British empire, and a former native of Wisbech. It was erected in 1880–1881.
The whole structure is 68 feet (20.6 m) high. On three of the four sides are carved bas-reliefs, representing William Wilberforce and Granville Sharp, both prominent figures in the campaign against the slave trade, and a manacled slave. The fourth side bears an inscription to the memory of Clarkson.
August 18, 2022
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