A group of evangelical Christians, who worshipped at Holy Trinity Church in Clapham and centred on William Wilberforce, who campaigned for the abolition of slavery and other religious, philanthropic and moral causes. The name, the Clapham Sect, was not used until 1844. See the Holy Trinity memorial for a list of the 10 important members.
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Clapham Sect
The Clapham Sect. Members of the British anti-slavery movement met at Batters...
William Wilberforce and 'the Clapham Sect' worshipped in this church. Their ...
Venn Street, SW4 The Reverend John Venn (1759 - 1813), after whom this street...
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, Conservative politician, occasional tax-payer.
Second World War gives a good description of the story behind these plaques. ...
In 1850 she donated some funds to the Emery Hill almshouses in memory of her ...
