The white house
An arched doorway.
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Woold Home, also called the House of Slaves, is a house in the town of Agbodrafo in southern Togo that belonged to a British slave trader named Woold. Enslaved Africans were held here before being taken to the ships, during the clandestine trade after it was officially banned. It is a small but moving place of remembrance, visited to understand a harsh side of the coast's history. Europeans knew Agbodrafo as Porto Seguro, the safe port, and it was a centre of the slave trade from the 17th to the early 19th century. The house was used for illegal trafficking until 1852. It was added to UNESCO's tentative World Heritage list in 2002 and restored in 2006. You see a low house with faded white walls and a tin roof, and a short stair rising to an arched doorway. Inside are narrow rooms and a small cellar where people were confined. In the yard a wall carries a relief of a line of chained men. Trees and sandy ground surround the house. Togoville is about 3 km away in a straight line, and Lomé about 30 km. Visits go with a local guide who explains the place. The subject is harsh, so treat the site with respect.
An arched doorway.
Where people were held.
A line of chained men.
Agbodrafo, Togo
After the British slave trader who owned it.
Yes, it is about 3 km across the lake.