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Historical Documents The Goree Warehouses, Liverpool 1829 |
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click image for close-upLiverpool's extensive growth during the 18th century, due in large measure to profits made in the Atlantic slave trade, brought an increasing demand for storage space. In 1793, in response to this demand, successful merchants built the Goree Warehouses, named after Senegal's Goree Islands off the coast of Africa. When fire destroyed the buildings in 1802, merchants rebuilt the warehouses in 1811, for trade with Africa continued after Parliament brought an end to the British slave trade. Artist Samuel Austin made this engraving in 1829.
Image Credit: Liverpool Record Office, Liverpool Libraries and Information Services
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• Efforts to end the slave trade
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