Wilberforce Monument
The monument in 2008 | |
| Location | Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°44′45.5″N 0°19′58.5″W / 53.745972°N 0.332917°W |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Wilberforce Monument |
| Designated | 13 October 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1283041 |
| Designer | W. H. Clark (column) Feort (statue) |
| Builder | Myers and Wilson |
| Material | Ashlar Gritstone |
| Height | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Beginning date | 1 August 1834 |
| Completion date | 12 November 1835 |
| Dedicated to | William Wilberforce |
The Wilberforce Monument is a monument honouring English politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce in Kingston Upon Hull, England. The ashlar structure consists of a Doric column topped by a statue of Wilberforce. Construction on the monument began in 1834 and was completed the following year. In 2011, it was designated a Grade II listed structure.