Tomb of Granville Sharp

All Saints Churchyard, Hammersmith & Fulham.

TombGranville Sharp was a founding member of the London Committee of the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, which was set up in 1787. Sharp was one of Britain’s first and most dedicated opponents of slavery, and it was he who helped to persuade William Wilberforce to be the spokesman for the Abolition movement in parliament. Sharp’s tomb in the graveyard of All Saints’, Fulham, is currently being considered for listing and is being restored to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act in Britain. The Trust has offered a grant of £1,500, £500 of which has been donated by Mr Christopher Forbes (Forbes Magazine).