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Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EPW016553 / 1358855)
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THE ANNE KNIGHT BUILDING- A GRADE 2 LISTED BUILDING USED AS A QUAKER MEETING HOUSE FROM 1823 UNTIL 1957, IT WAS NAMED 'THE ANNE KNIGHT ' BUILDING IN HER HONOUR. ANNE KNIGHT WAS BORN IN SPRINGFIELD ON THE 2ND NOV 1786, AND WAS THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM KNIGHT A CHELMSFORD GROCER AND A FROM A FAMILY OF QUAKERS. SHE FOUNDED A BRANCH OF THE WOMENS ANTI- SLAVERY SOCIETY. SHE NEVER MARRIED AND DIED IN FRANCE ON THE 4TH NOV 1862
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