The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade
In 1694, the Jeffreys-funded ship Hannibal, commanded by Capt Thomas Phillips, docked in Barbados. This concluded a harrowing journey in which only 372 of the 700 enslaved African people bought at Whydah (Ouidah in modern-day Benin) survived the Atlantic crossing.View image in fullscreenThe grand Hogarth Stair, which leads to the Great Hall, adorned with paintings depicting healing. Photograph: Wayne Crichlow/The GuardianView image in fullscreenOrnate boards adorn the walls of the Great Hall in St Barts, where governors recorded their philanthropic donations, many while investing in the companies built on the trafficking of enslaved Africans.
- ▪In 1694, the Jeffreys-funded ship Hannibal, commanded by Capt Thomas Phillips, docked in Barbados.
- ▪This concluded a harrowing journey in which only 372 of the 700 enslaved African people bought at Whydah (Ouidah in modern-day Benin) survived the Atlantic crossing.View image in fullscreenThe grand Hogarth Stair, which leads to the Great H
- ▪Photograph: Wayne Crichlow/The GuardianView image in fullscreenOrnate boards adorn the walls of the Great Hall in St Barts, where governors recorded their philanthropic donations, many while investing in the companies built on the trafficki
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| Publication time | Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:58 GMT |
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Animation: Alexander Purcell. Illustrations by Diana EjaitaEnslaving nationSlaveryThe London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave tradeSt Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved AfricansWritten by Morgan Ofori and David Conn; Animation by Alexander Purcell; Photography by Wayne CrichlowMon 14 Sep 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 14 Sep 2026 09.03 EDTShare@font-face{font-family:Guardian Headline Full;src:url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/full-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff2) format("woff2"),url(https://assets.guim.co.uk/static/frontend/fonts/guardian-headline/full-not-hinted/GHGuardianHeadline-Light.woff)…
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