Wesleys House, Chapel and Museum

Wesley's Chapel

23 Apr 08, 17:10 As expected

Wesley's Chapel was built by the founder of Methodism, John Wesley. The chapel was opened in 1778 to replace John Wesley's earlier London chapel, The Foundery. In 1776 John Wesley applied to the City of London for a site to build his new chapel and was granted an area of land on City Road, London. After raising considerable funds the foundation stone for the new chapel was laid on 21 April 1777. The architect was George Dance the Younger.