Bishop William Van Mildert, gave Durham Castle to found Durham University. What is it? It was the residence of the Bishops of Durham. Why is it important? In 1832 Bishop Auckland (Bishops' Cas...

The links between Durham Cathedral and Society for the Propagation of the Gospel had long-term impacts among those seeking to retain ownership of the enslaved and those seeking to abolish slavery. ...

In Durham county compensation for the abolishing of slavery was linked to direct enslavement, one's role as trustees, executors and as family members. It is also clear that this compensation went t...

The statue of Neptune was given to the city of Durham in 1729 by coal owner George Bowes. (Extract from Coal Stories, 2021, (https://shop.dur.ac.uk/item/Books_CoalStories-ATrailThroughDurhamsIndus...

The diocese of Durham is twinned with the diocese of Lesotho. What is it? This is a traditional woven tapestry from Lesotho celebrating the country and people. Weaving is an important and proud pa...

The Joseph window behind Bishop William Van Mildert’s statue shows Joseph’s life of being sold as a slave by his brothers. William Van Mildert was the Bishop of Durham along with being one of the ...

Granville’s father Thomas was a prebendary who was required to live in Durham for six months of the year. For a while Granville was at the Grammar School on the Green where he learned languages. G...

The Marquess of Londonderry supported the use of child labour in the mines, was against strikes, unions, and tenancy rights, and he was an uncaring landlord of estates in Ireland.

Several anti-slavery meetings were held in the Guildhall in the Market Square in 1792, 1814 and 1826.

Cloisters has memorials devoted to Thomas, John, Judith, Mary and Ann Jemima Sharp, family of Granville Sharp

He was a Pole of limited stature born in 1739. He was a talented violinist and guitarist who came to England and organized subscription concerts

In 1784 Stephen Kemble wrote a poem justifying The Slave Trade