Panels around the entrance walls commemorate former worshipers, including the antislavery crusaders William Wilberforce and John Newton.

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So I will use the words of one of my heroes, William Wilberforce.

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William was a parliamentary opponent of William Wilberforce, a leading abolitionist.

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The expedition started on Thursday morning after the Bishop of Hull anointed the marchers with water from the font where William Wilberforce, who was elected as MP for the city in 1780, was baptised.

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