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Slave traders Beckford and Cass who are commemorated at Guildhall have been reinterpreted in City of London project exploring ...
The City of London Corporation reinterprets the statues of slave traders Lord Mayor William Beckford and MP Sir John Cass.
Fonthill Lake lies just to the south of the village of Fonthill Bishop and is known not only for its serene scenery but also its links to the silver screen. Those who enjoy the great outdoors have ...
The City of London Corporation has launched Revealing The City’s Past, its project to reinterpret the statues of slave traders former lord mayor William Beckford and former MP Sir John Cass. It ...
William Beckford was a two-time lord mayor of London in the late 1700s who accrued wealth from plantations in Jamaica and held African slaves.