Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
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Anti-slavery memorial: proposed site on corner of St Margarets - Abingdon Street
Catalogue reference: WORK 20/288
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This record is about the Anti-slavery memorial: proposed site on corner of St Margarets - Abingdon Street dating from 1949-1954 in the series Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 20/288
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Anti-slavery memorial: proposed site on corner of St Margarets - Abingdon Street
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AF 2152/1 Part 1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Slavery
- Royal Parks
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2661559/
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Series information
WORK 20
Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files
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