Wilberforce House Museum Wilberforce House Museum No Data

Description


The house where William Wilberforce, one of the driving forces behind the abolition of the slave trade, was born. The house now houses a museum with three main exhibits. The ground floor looks at the life of William. The upper floor looks at the subject of slavery and how the slave trade operated. Finally, on the ground floor opposite the main exhibits there are a couple of rooms dedicated to showing that slavery still exists in the 21st Century.

Charge


Free, Donations requested

Getting There


Latitude: 53.744212; Longitude: -0.329912
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Web Link


www.hullcc.gov.uk/museums
Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (11/08/2012), and on time of last update (16/08/2012) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.