Wilberforce Monument

Wilberforce Monument
The monument in 2008
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53°44′45.5″N 0°19′58.5″W / 53.745972°N 0.332917°W / 53.745972; -0.332917
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameWilberforce Monument
Designated13 October 1952
Reference no.1283041
LocationQueen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull, England
DesignerW. H. Clark (column)
Feort (statue)
BuilderMyers and Wilson
MaterialAshlar
Gritstone
Height110 feet (34 m)
Beginning date1 August 1834
Completion date12 November 1835
Dedicated toWilliam Wilberforce

The Wilberforce Monument is a monument honoring English politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce in Kingston Upon Hull, England. The ashlar structure consists of a Doric column topped by a statue of Wilberforce. Construction on the monument began in 1834 and was completed the following year. In 2011, it was designated a Grade II listed structure.