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Wilberforce House Museum

Description: Wilberforce House / 36 High Street / Hull / HU1 1NQ / England / Tel: 01482 613 902. / Birthplace of William ... more

Wilberforce House Museum ... Wilberforce, known worldwide for his fight to abolish slavery, this 17th Century building retains many interesting features, such as the oak panelled banqueting room.

Newest Review: ... more of a formal display but the models and sounds gave it a different twist .Mind you I did have a giggle when walking through one day after a school party had just left I saw a very sad looking slave with a huge salad sandwich in his right hand . Kids eh . On the bad side lots of the original features had either been removed or hidden . Speaking to the curator though I realised not ... more

... everything was original as the council had made various changes over the years . During the 1980's the museum incorporated a walk through to the 'Georgian Houses' next door which held many costume and medal displays plus a drawing room in traditional styl...more

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Wilberforce House Museum: A blast from the past . (2672 words)
by eiley123 - written on 08.04.07 (Very useful, 366 readings)
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A LITTLE WILBERFORCE HOUSE HISTORY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Below is some information which I have read or discovered over the years :- This building is one of the oldest in Hull and was built around 1660 by William Catlyn for Hugh Lister .William Wilberforce was actually born in an upstairs room in this house in 1759 . As part of the celebrations upon his birth the Wilberforce family decorated the ceiling in the main stairway with the family crest , a large eagle . This is surrounded to this day by rococo architecture .It ...

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