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Launched on International Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2018, the . Slaving ships had large hulls, which would have been used for carrying the goods to be traded, as well as equipment and food for the journey. [22], Several Bristol banks, such as the Bristol Old Bank, were founded by prominent slave traders and merchants, such as Isaac Elton. Schools were named after him. Roy Hackett, who arrived in Bristol in 1957, recalls spending a night on the streets after finding that most lodging houses had the sign: "No dogs, no Irish, no Pakis, no coloureds". Now Hiring 77 Dock Jobs, Employment in Bristol | Indeed.com Some especially observers abroad have expressed surprise that a slave trader was still standing in a supposedly progressive city such as Bristol, with a plaque that made no mention of the 84,000 people he enslaved and instead declared the monument had been erected by the citizens of Bristol as a memorial of one of the most wise and virtuous sons of their city. Kidnapping of children and young people became common, and political prisoners and religious dissidents were transported to Caribbean plantations in lieu of execution. [23][self-published source? See property details on Zoopla or browse all our range of properties in Harbour Road Trading Estate, Portishead, Bristol BS20. In 1698, after much pressure from smaller ports around Britain, such as Bristol, Liverpool and Lancaster, the Royal African Companys control over the trade for slaves was broken. BristolWorld has pulled together 15 images showing how everyday life looked before global conflict. Hotel guests receive a Premier Inn discount (12 per 24 hours). Particular problems in the maritime supply chain were highlighted in the House of Commons debate. Although the transatlantic trade in enslaved people was banned in most British colonies in 1833, many merchants continued to import goods from countries where slavery continued. Liverpool was the largest port still working triangular trade when the slave trade was abolished. Small investors could buy a share in a slaving voyage and profits could be made at every point of the triangular trade between England, the Guinea (West African) coast and the Caribbean. An unknown number, some free, some technically still enslaved (the law was not clear and frequently ignored), served as domestic servants, musicians and seamen.