Memorial to Abolitionist, Westminster, London

Memorial to Abolitionist, Westminster, London

Photograph taken 1870 - 1900 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: DD97/00022

Monument to Charles James Fox in Westminster Abbey. Fox was an influential MP who died whilst campaigning for the abolition of slavery.

Location

Greater London Westminster

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Themes

Gravestone of Scipio Africanus, 1720, St Mary's Church, Henbury, Bristol. The gravestone bears an interesting inscription giving an insight into how black people were thought of at this time in history.

Slavery

Tags

slavery slave trade monument memorial abolition diversity