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The Family of John and Charles Wesley
19/06/2019
JOHN WESLEY was born in Epworth in 1706 and was said to have a solemn disposition and to have resembled ...
Susanna Wesley, the Mother of the Wesleys
19/06/2019
Transcription of Sketch in the Christian Messenger by Rev. Albert A. Birchenough Susanna, the accomplished wife of the Rev. Samuel Wesley, ...
John Wesley in London
19/06/2019
Samuel WESLEY was the second son of John WESLEY of Whitchurch in Dorset. On 12th November 1688 at Marylebone Old ...
Eliza Ritchie, Wesley's Nurse
19/06/2019
Transcription of Sketch in the Christian Messenger Albert A. Birchenough Miss Elizabeth Ritchie, who in her later womanhood became Mrs. Mortimer, ...
Are you related to the Wesleys?
19/06/2019
Are you related to the Wesleys? A comprehensive genealogical record of the Wesleys has been put together and we welcome ...
Cotherstone Wesleyan chapel
12/06/2019
According to Steele, the first chapel in Cotherstone in the Barnard Castle was opened in 1777. Membership figures for the ...
Durham, Elvet
12/06/2019
This Wesleyan chapel was opened in 1903 and seated 746. It replaced an earlier chapel elsewhere on Old Elvet opened ...
High House Chapel
12/06/2019
High House, between St. John’s Chapel and Ireshopeburn in Weardale is one of two chapels in County Durham claiming to ...
Newbiggin, Teesdale
12/06/2019
Newbiggin, in Teesdale, is one of two chapels in County Durham claiming to be the oldest Methodist chapel in continuous ...
Middleton in Teesdale, Chapel Row Wesleyan
12/06/2019
Middleton in Teesdale is a service centre for the dale, so the Methodist cause has fared better than in the ...
Yeovil, Vicarage Street
12/06/2019
The first Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Yeovil was built in Middle Street in 1824. At the time of the 1851 ...
Dunster, Ebenezer Wesleyan chapel and the Wesleyan School, Mill Lane
12/06/2019
The first Methodist chapel in Dunster was Ebenezer Chapel. As can be seen, this opened on September 2nd 1811. A ...
Bowes Wesleyan chapel, North Riding
12/06/2019
Bowes is in that part of Yorkshire that was transferred to County Durham in 1974. The first appearance of Bowes in ...
Barnard Castle, Trinity Wesleyan chapel
12/06/2019
The current Methodist church in Barnard Castle was opened on March 30, 1894, so the members are currently celebrating 125 ...
Barnard Castle, Broadgates Wesleyan
12/06/2019
Methodism in Barnard Castle dates to 1747 when a small group of men and women met each evening in a ...
Clevedon Wesleyan chapel, Linden Road
12/06/2019
The building illustrated was designed by Herbert H. Jones of Bristol in 1882. At the time of the 1940 Statistical Returns, ...
Dunster, West Street Wesleyan Chapel
12/06/2019
The Wesleyan Methodists moved from Ebenezer Chapel to West Street in 1832, and West Street chapel was rebuilt 1878 by ...
Porlock, the 1837 chapel
12/06/2019
The 1837 Wesleyan chapel in Porlock is now a restaurant. In 1873 it could seat 250 Grid reference SS888468
Porlock Wesleyan Methodist chapel
12/06/2019
In 1926, the Porlock Wesleyans moved across the village to this new building, designed by Mr. Tamlyn of Minehead, which ...
Williton, Tower Hill Wesleyan Methodist chapel
12/06/2019
The earliest Wesleyan chapel in Williton was built in 1810. The complex of church, vestry, and hall on Tower Hill ...
Milborne Port, Somerset
12/06/2019
The building illustrated was designed by Alexander Lauder of Barnstaple in 1866. The building is still in use. At the time ...
Shepshed Hall Croft/Field Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Leicestershire
10/06/2019
Before 1875 there are references to Wesleyan Chapels in Hall Croft (1851) and Field Street (1860). Given that their seating ...
Loughborough, Ashby Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Leicestershire
10/06/2019
Ashby Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1899. The configuration of the site suggests it was intended to conform ...
Holcot Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Northamptonshire
10/06/2019
Holcot Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1814. In 1851 it provided 58 free and 200 other sittings. By 1873 ...