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William Wilberforce

Photograph at the William Wilberforce blue plaque

200 years since the Abolition of the Slave Trade in England and its Empire, we remember Reformer William Wilberforce 1759 - 1833 his long visits here, 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1825 did much for his family, his health, also for faith and schooling in Sandgate With gratitude and pride March 2007

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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