Hiya again, Miss Mason and class,
After our visit to the City Centre, we went a short way down the street to see the house where one of England's most famous men was born. I got my picture taken with his statue, which is in the front garden of his boyhood home.
His name is William Wilberforce and he was born in 1759 in the house that you can see in the picture below. It is now a museum which tells the story of the slave trade and its abolition.
Are you wondering by now what William Wilberforce was so famous for? The purpose of the museum, which was his first home, gives us a clue.
If you guessed that he was an MP (member of Parliament) and that he led the fight to abolish the slave trade in England, then you are right!
The law he got passed was called The Slave Trade Act of 1807. It took him 16 years of debating in Parliament before he got it passed.
This law stopped British ships from stealing people away from their homes in Africa and taking them to America to become slaves.
There is a movie about William Wilberforce called 'Amazing Grace' and I think we are going to watch it soon.
Next, my hostess took me on a walk around to the biggest church in Hull. On the way, I got to stop inside a telephone booth. They sure look different from the ones in Alabama! Here I am.
Can you see me?
Here I am in front of Holy Trinity Church. This church is over 700 years old and is the largest parish church in England. William Wilberforce was baptized here.
Across the narrow, cobblestone street, I saw this pretty building, which is a restaurant.
This is St. Mary's church, which is just a short walk from Holy Trinity. The steeple is so tall, I had to take two pictures to get it all in.
No one knows exactly how old this church is, but it is at least as old as Holy Trinity. This tower though, was not built until the 1500s.
I hope you liked these pictures of Hull. There are some more places to see, but they will be for another day.
The next trip we took was to a small city about 10 miles from Hull. We saw some really cool things in the Art Museum in Beverly. I'll write again soon to tell you about them.
Bye for now, or as the British say "Ta"
Flat Stanley
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