The family that once owned one of the North East’s best known historical properties has apologised to a Caribbean island where it owned slaves and agreed to pay reparations.
The Trevelyan family - which owned Wallington in Northumberland for 150 years - had more than 1,000 slaves on the island of Grenada in the 19th century. The hall was passed to the National Trust in 1942 and attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Now one of the current family members, BBC reporter Laura Trevelyan, has said the family is “apologising to the people of Grenada for the role our ancestors played in enslavement on the island, and engaging in reparations.” The family intends to donate £100,000 to establish a community fund for economic development on the island.
