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As an early example of a house-museum, dedicated to William Wilberforce from 1906, and the first museum in Britain to explore the subject of slavery and abolition, the building is of particular historical interest. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
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Grade I Listed Building: Wilberforce House Museum And...
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Wilberforce House was the birthplace of William Wilberforce, Hull’s famous anti-slavery campaigner. Now a historic museum, our galleries expose the realities of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies. Discover journals and artefacts that once belonged to William Wilberforce.
Robert was regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the Oxford Movement and his knowledge of Christian doctrine not easily matched by his contemporaries. [9] The contents of his library are testament to this with known collections surviving at Wilberforce House Museum , Hull and within the University of York’s Rare Books Library.
Admission is free at Wilberforce House Museum. There’s no need to book, but here’s some handy info to help you plan your visit.
From the far reaches of West Africa, to Hull's own William Wilberforce. We have eight galleries to explore, set in the historic surroundings of Wilberforce House. Discover stories of the transatlantic slave trade.
In the final years of his life, Wilberforce largely divided his time between the homes of two of his sons: Samuel on the Isle of Wight, and Robert in Kent. He died at 44 Cadogan House, Sloane Street.
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Wilberforce House is a British historic house museum, part of the Museums Quarter of Kingston-upon-Hull. It is the birthplace of social reformer William Wilberforce (1759–1833), who used his time as a member of Parliament to work for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire.
