The brass plate on the Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas claims he used his influence to delay the abolition of slavery
Plans have been approved to remove a slavery information plaque under Edinburgh’s Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas after a battle from his descendants to get rid of it.
Councillor Chas Booth, Edinburgh Greens spokesperson on planning, said the development management sub-committee was unable to refuse the plan as “there were no valid planning reasons to refuse this application.” The wording of the plaque was agreed by city councillors in 2020 following protests sparked by the BLM movement against the controversial statue which sits atop a 150ft column in the city centre square. Planning permission to add it to the monument’s base was granted the following year and proprietors also approved the change.
She added: “It was unfair to the public and hurtful to our family for it to remain in place. The plaque never should have been fixed directly onto the monument. The city leases the square. It doesn’t own it or the monument.
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