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Slavery and City of London Walking Tour
About This Tour
During this tour you will receive revealing information about the history of Britain going back 2000 years. It will focus on slavery with particular reference to the role played by the City of London. You will be led by well trained guides with a wealth of knowledge. We have been conducting tours for over five years and have received great feedback from happy and satisfied customers. You will be shown hidden depths, labyrinths, sculptures, and more, that together form the iconoclastic location that is the City of London.
What's Included
✓ Included
- Slavery and The City of London Walk
Itinerary
1
The Ordnance Office at the Tower of London was where Granville Sharp was employed. He was one of the most prominent anti-slavery people in 18th century Britain.
2
This wall led to the creation and founding of Londinium 2000 years ago. The ancient Romans took Britons as slaves although they complained the Brits were lazy!
3
This is the site where East India House was located. That was the headquarters for the East India Company. The East India Company relied on slave labour and trafficked in slaves from East and West Africa.
4
Fen Gardens contains the Gilt of Cain Sculpture. This commemorates the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
5
The Jamaica Wine House. Location of London's first coffee house - the Jamaica Coffee House which was a hub in the sugar trade and slave plantations of the West Indies
6
Slavery abolitionist John Newton was rector of this church.
7
The Bank of England has apologised for the involvement of some past former directors and governors in the slave trade and promised to remove all statues and paintings of them from public display in it's Threadneedle Street building.
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This edifice epitomise the involvement of London in the transatlantic slave trade. Sherifs, mayors, and aldermen of the City of London met here as shareholders of the Royal Africa Company.
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The walk finishes by St Paul's underground station, which is on the Central line
Good to Know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels