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
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Clapham Sect - SW11
The Clapham Sect. Members of the British anti-slavery movement met at Batters...
Holy Trinity Clapham - Wilberforce
William Wilberforce and 'the Clapham Sect' worshipped in this church. Their ...
Rev and Dr Venn
Venn Street, SW4 The Reverend John Venn (1759 - 1813), after whom this street...
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Elizabeth Cadbury
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1 memorial
Sir William Boreman
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1 memorial
Julius Salter Elias, Viscount Southwood
'Fairlight' in Wood Lane, Highgate, was built in 1908 for Julius Elias. who was the head of the publishing firm, Odhams Press, and later became Viscount Southwood. There is a book by R.J Minney, 'V...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
3 memorials
John & Ruth Howard Charitable Trust
The Trust will consider giving grants for the preservation of buildings of historic or architectural interest anywhere in England (but not Wales), with a preference for the Greater London area (not...
1 memorial
Ada Lewis-Hill
Ada Hannah Lewis-Hill, philanthropist. Born Liverpool but brought up in a large family in Dublin where she married Samuel Lewis in 1867. They lived in Grosvenor Square until his death in 1901, when...
1 memorial