Clarkson Stanfield and James Fields Stanfield blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Bodlewell House. Site of the home of James Fields Stanfield (1749-1824), seaman, actor and campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. His son Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1847), seaman, landscape and marine artist, scene painter and Royal Academician was born here. Recorded plaque organisation: Sunderland City Council.

James Fields Stanfield was a seaman, actor, and abolitionist who campaigned against the slave trade; his son Clarkson Stanfield became a renowned landscape and marine artist, Royal Academician, and scene painter.