What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Samuel Bowly (1802-1884) anti-slavery campaigner lived here 1878-1884 A revered member of Gloucester Quaker meeting, his life reflected his Quaker principles: Campaigning fearlessly for the abolition of slavery; for the Temperance movement; and as a founder of the Ragged Schools i Gloucester. "A Christian gentleman, who denied himself for the good of others." Recorded plaque organisation: Gloucester Civic Trust.
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- Neil Owen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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