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Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth
Home to slave owner and anti-slavery supporter. What is it? Home to slave-owner William Noble. Also home to anti-slavery supporter William Paley who was the rector of Bishopwearmouth (1795-18...
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Jarrow
Jarrow
Thomas Brown received compensation for enslaved people. (This entry has a corresponding international entry: Belvidere estate in Antigua) What is it? Thomas Brown lived in Jarrow estate and wa...
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Sunderland
Sunderland
Serving on Robert Hutton's slave ship impacted on individuals to become abolitionists. What is it? Home to Robert Hutton till 1791 Why is it important? Robert Hutton from Sunderland was a sla...
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Seaham
Seaham
Sir Ralph Milbank of Seaham was a staunch supporter of abolition. What is it? Home to Sir Ralph Milbank of Seaham, who was a staunch supporter of abolition. Why is it important? In 1808 James...
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Description of the various beneficiaries of the process of enslavement. Please note that the descriptions might be disturbing for the viewer. What is it? Residence of Leonard, Robert and Ralph...
Kirklevington and Norton
Kirklevington and Norton
Description of the various beneficiaries of the process of enslavement. Please note that the descriptions might be disturbing for the viewer. What is it? Residence of Leonard, Robert and Ralph...
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Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Various residents of Stockton-on-Tees made a lot of fortune as a merchant and slave owner in Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent. (This entry has 2 corresponding international entries: Prospect estate...
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Winlaton
Winlaton
The Crowley ironmasters workforce at Winlaton made agricultural implements for use by the enslaved-on plantations and shackles and neck collars. Please note that the descriptions might be disturbin...
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Shotley Bridge
Shotley Bridge
Intertwined links between Directors of the Hollow Sword Blade Company and the South Sea Company. Others profitted from holding office in Jamaica and making land transactions in Durham. What is...
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Slave benefactor Margaret Bains (Please note that the descriptions might be disturbing for the viewer). What is it? Residence of slave benefactor Margaret Bains. Why is it important? William P...
Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Slave benefactor Margaret Bains (Please note that the descriptions might be disturbing for the viewer). What is it? Residence of slave benefactor Margaret Bains. Why is it important? William P...
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Staindrop Church
Staindrop Church
Slave profiteer William Harry Vane (1st Duke of Cleveland, Earl of Darlington, Marquess of Cleveland) received compensation on 233 enslaved from the Lowthers estate on Barbados. (Please see corresp...
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Streatlam Castle
Streatlam Castle
Home of the Bowes-Lyon family. What is it? A baroque style home owned by the influential Bowes-Lyon family that had ties to slave trade. Why is it important? In 1693 Sir William Bowes support...
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Home to slave owners Ann Harris and Edward Lawson (See corresponding International entry: Demerara, Guyana). What is it? Village across Barnard Castle and was home to slave owners Ann Harris a...
Startforth
Startforth
Home to slave owners Ann Harris and Edward Lawson (See corresponding International entry: Demerara, Guyana). What is it? Village across Barnard Castle and was home to slave owners Ann Harris a...
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