Humanist Heritage

"Contains memorials to two notable humanists – a statue of activist and politician Fenner Brockway and a bust of philosopher Bertrand Russell"

"A number of prominent humanists and secularists have sat in each houses. One of them – Charles Bradlaugh – was the last person to be imprisoned in a cell in the Palace’s Clock Tower"

"Bertrand Russell was imprisoned here in 1961 for his part in a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstration in London"

"Final resting place of many men and women related to the history of the humanist movement including novelist Douglas Adams, Karl Marx and Herbert Spencer"

"Held many prisoners including Charles Bradlaugh in1880 after his request to affirm MP’s oath instead of ’swearing’ on bible (he was an atheist) was rejected by Parliament"

"Opened up education to wider social groups including men who were not members of the Church of England. First British educational establishment to admit women on equal terms with men"