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Writing, records and updates from this part of the Tewkesbury Voices archive.
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Abolition Medal
From March 3rd to June 5th, 2025, Tewkesbury Museum hosts a powerful piece of abolition history: a rare 1834 Abolition of Slavery medal, on loan from Bolton Library and Museum Services. The medal was originally given to around 800 schoolchildren in Tewkesbury to mark the formal end of slavery in the British Empire. Its presence…
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University Visit to Tewkesbury Abbey
Tewkesbury Voices welcomed Morgan Casley, a second-year student from the University of Gloucestershire, who is beginning an exciting research project with us on the Legacies of Slavery in Tewkesbury. As part of his introduction to the town’s rich and complex history, Morgan was given a guided tour of Tewkesbury Abbey by Emma Ash, Derek Benson, and…