Slate or stone memorial plaque dedicated to Robert Mackellar Hunter, captain of the Bengal Native Infantry and built by his fellow officers.  Who is he? Robert Mackellar Hunter was a colonial army...

The bronze statue was sculpted by Edinburgh sculptor Alan Beatie Herioy. It is meant to symbolize Durham Light Infantry’s last battle honours. WHAT IS IT?  The bronze statue, by Alan Herriot, in t...

The tall Celtic cross was erected in 1905 and was erected as a homage to soldiers who fought for Durham Light Infantry. What is it?  The Celtic cross contains a list of names of soldiers and volun...

The grave of Robert Alfred Tucker is located in front of the Durham Cathedral. What is it? The grave is erected in the memory of Robert Alfred Tucker (1849-1914), the first Bishop of Uganda. Bisho...

Ruth First (1925-1982) was a leading South African anti-apartheid activist and sociology lecturer at Durham University in the 1970s.What is it?A mural dedicated to anti-apartheid activist and acade...

Compensation for slave owner Anthony WilkinsonIn 1836, Anthony Wilkinson, a later owner of Coxhoe Hall, Durham County was awarded £2,855 for 139 slaves on the Kendal and Sedburgh Estates in Jamaica.

Compensation received by James William Freshfield (1775-1864) Founder and senior partner of a legal firm James William Freshfield (1775 - 1864) was awarded compensation as trustee of Smith Payne &a...

Ownership of Slaves by later resident of Stockton-on-Tees Gilbert Munro (d. 1843), a later resident of Stockton-on-Tees received £4,866 compensation for 176 enslaved people on the Brighton est...

In the 1750s, the links between the clergymen of Durham Cathedral, the Codrington plantation and Condrington College was very deep.Increasingly what has come to light in the last few years is the ...

John Graham (d. 1828) owned the Durham estate in Jamaica. He moved from Jamaica to live in Darlington in 1826. He placed his property in Jamaica and England in trust to secure annuities and money t...

Ownership of slaves by Jarrow resident Thomas Brown (1763 – 1841) was awarded nearly £1,900 compensation for 116 enslaved people on the Belvidere estate on Antigua.

The ownership of the slave-factory benefitted Leonard Parkinson (1744 – 1817) and his extended family. Leonard became a slave-factory owner in Jamaica of the Belvidere Estate in Jamaica, and ...