The Slave Trade and Abolition
Research into the impact of the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition.
The Midlands
Here we look at the Midland's part in the transatlantic slave trade and some examples of its legacy remaining in our historic environment.
To read more about locations with links to the transatlantic slave trade, see The Transatlantic Slave Economy and England’s Built Environment: A Research Audit
Tissington Hall
The Fitzherbert family, has owned Tissington Hall, Tissington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1RA since the 17th century. They married into the Perrin family, owners of 4 plantations in Jamaica producing sugar and coffee from the second half of the 18th century. These plantations were owned and managed from Tissington Hall.
At the same time, reflecting the growing divisions on the slavery issue, John Alleyne, one of the barristers supporting the case of James Somerset who had escaped from slavery was also related to the Fitzherberts, by marriage.
Alleyne had turned against his own family's business in Barbados and worked with Granville Sharp on the abolition cause.
Enslavers and Plantation Wealth
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Britain and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Find out more about the role Britain played in the slave trade and the people involved.
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London: Centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
London's part in the transatlantic slave trade and the impact left in our historic environment.
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Bristol and the South West
Bristol and the South West's part in the transatlantic slave trade and the legacy remaining in our historic environment.
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Liverpool and the North West
Liverpool and the North West's part in the transatlantic slave trade and the impact left in our historic environment.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire's part in the transatlantic slave trade and the impact left in our historic environment.
