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Original Text (Annotation: EPW001998 / 1358923)
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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 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 '