53°44′45.5″N 0°19′58.5″W / 53.745972°N 0.332917°W | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
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Official name | Wilberforce Monument |
Designated | 13 October 1952 |
Reference no. | 1283041 |
Location | Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull, England |
Designer | W. H. Clark (column) Feort (statue) |
Builder | Myers and Wilson |
Material | Ashlar Gritstone |
Height | 110 feet (34 m) |
Beginning date | 1 August 1834 |
Completion date | 12 November 1835 |
Dedicated to | William 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.