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Pocklington
East Riding of Yorkshire
Yorkshire & Humberside

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(Pocklington Prep School)

William Wilberforce

Kingston-upon-Hull 1759 - London 1833
British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade
(Wikipedia)

Sally Arnup
2007

Description

Statue of William Wilberforce as a 15-year old student. He attended Pockington School 1771-1776. The school commissioned the statue to mark the bicentenary of the abolishing of the Slave Trade Act, in which Wilberforce played a major part.
The statue was unveiled by Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, on 22 September 2007.

Inscription(s)

On the base plate:
WILLIAM WILBERFORCE.
SCULPTOR - SALLY ARNUP 2007

Sculptor

Sally Arnup (1930 - 2015), British sculptress from York.

Sources & Information

Vic Allen, Monumental Oversights: Public sculpture in Yorkshire (Halifax 2019).
Pocklington Post, 28 September 2007, Statue unveiled.

Locatie (N 53°55'44" - W 0°46'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh065; Photograph: 25 July 2019
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