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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.

Samuel Bowly (1802-1884) was a prominent Quaker anti-slavery campaigner, advocate for temperance, and founder of Ragged Schools in Gloucester, remembered for his lifelong commitment to social reform and Christian philanthropy.

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