What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: John Clarkson 1764-1828 campaigner for the abolition of slavery lived and worked here 1820-1828 Recorded plaque organisation: Woodbridge Society.
John Clarkson, brother of Thomas Clarkson, was a prominent advocate for the abolition of slavery and played a crucial role in facilitating the settlement of freed slaves from Britain to Sierra Leone in 1787. He lived and continued his work here from 1820 until his death in 1828.
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