The Buxton Memorial Fountain, designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London.

The Buxton Memorial Fountain is a memorial in London that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1834. Download high resolution version (557x774, 164 KB)Monument celebrating the Emanciation of Slaves, 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Wesminster, London Erected by Charles Buxtom, MP, also in memory of his father Sir T. Foxwell Buxton. ... Download high resolution version (557x774, 164 KB)Monument celebrating the Emanciation of Slaves, 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Wesminster, London Erected by Charles Buxtom, MP, also in memory of his father Sir T. Foxwell Buxton. ... Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-1873) was a notable English architect of the 19th century. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was the worlds first global power, a product of the European Age of Exploration that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain in the late 1400s. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Millbank is an area of London, England, that is east of Pimlico and south of Westminster. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Emancipation means becoming free and equal; the term can be used in various contexts: historically, a slave becoming free by being set free by the owner (manumission), voluntarily or in accordance with laws requiring it after a certain time or in certain cases, thereby becoming freedman (e. ... The word slaves has several meanings and usages: People who are owned by others, and live to serve them without pay. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

It was commissioned by Charles Buxton MP, dedicated to his father Thomas Fowell Buxton and also William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Henry Brougham and Stephen Lushington, all involved in the abolition. It was designed by Gothic architect Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-1873) in 1865. Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 – 1845) was a British Member of Parliament and social reformer. ... William Wilberforce William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 - 29 July 1833) was an English parliamentarian and leader of the campaign against the slave trade. ... Thomas Clarkson (28 March 1760-26 September 1846), born at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, England, was a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. ... Quotes His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. ... See also Gothic art. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... Samuel Sanders Teulon (1812-1873) was a notable English architect of the 19th century. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

It was originally constructed in Parliament Square, removed in 1940 and moved to its present position in Victoria Tower Gardens in 1957. Anti-war protesters gather at Parliament Square on the afternoon of March 20, 2003. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There were eight decorative figures of British rulers on it, but four were stolen in 1960 and four in 1971. They were replaced by fibreglass figures in 1980. As of 2005 these are missing.

A memorial plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Anti-Slavery Society was added in 1989. Anti-Slavery Society was later renamed Anti-Slavery International, the UK affiliate to Free The Slaves (Based in the US). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

Margaret Baker, London Statues and Monuments. ISBN 0747801622.