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...
VD, JP. Son of James Bevington. A member of the Bermondsey leather manufac...
Founded by Milly Apthorp and her son John, as a grant-giving benevolent fund....
In 1874, on the death of her father, Mayer de Rothschild, she became the rich...
By 1717 the Masonic lodges were already clubs having no connection to stone-m...
