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Plaque

Clapham Sect - SW11

Erection date: 2010

Inscription

The Clapham Sect. Members of the British anti-slavery movement met at Battersea Rise House on this site.
2010 - Wandsworth Council 

Site: Clapham Sect - SW11 (1 memorial)

SW11, Canford Road, 5

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Clapham Sect - SW11

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Battersea Rise House

Built circa 1770. The house and the estate were bought by Henry Thornton in 1...

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Clapham Sect

A group of evangelical Christians, who worshipped at Holy Trinity Church in C...

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Clapham Sect - SW11

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Wandsworth Council

London borough. Formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and ...

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