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Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire 33 Westbourne Avenue Sunday, 1 August 2021 (13 in E) 1834 Plain Minor (3m) 394: 6 Little Fransham Little Bob, 40 Little Bob, 348 Plain Bob, 3 c.o.m., & 2 x 720 Plain Bob 1–2 Christine M Church 3–4 Neil Turner 5–6 Peter Church (C) For Yorkshire Day. On 1st August 1834 an appeal was launched in Hull for funds to erect a monument to William Wilberforce (24th August 1784 - 29th July 1833), his work led to the Slavery Abolition act of 1833. The 31 metre Greek Doric column topped with a statue of Wilberforce now stands in the grounds of Hull College, close to his birthplace, and close to the Hull University Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation. A Hull Handbells Project Quarter Peal. £2.25 3 people like this
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