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Museum Details
John Wesley's House & The Museum of Methodism
Wesley's Chapel
49 City Road
London
EC1Y 1AU
England
Collection details
Costume and Textiles
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art
Medicine
Music
Personalities
Religion
Social History
Facilities
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Disabled Access: There is ramp access into the Chapel. The Museum of Methodism and disabled toilet is accessible by lift. Access to the ground floor only of John Wesley's House.
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
020 7253 2262
General information (Fax)
:
020 7608 3825
E-mail
:
museum@wesleyschapel.org.uk
Website
:
www.wesleyschapel.org.uk
Open
Monday to Saturday 10.00a.m. - 4.00pm
Sunday 12.30noon - 1.45pm
Last entry is 30 mins before closing
Closed
Closed every Thursday between 12:45 & 1.30pm (for service in chapel), Between Christmas & New Year, Public & Bank Holidays, except Good Friday
Admission charges
Admission free.
Donations are very welcome in helping us to preserve this site and its collections.
Description
Step back into Eighteenth Century London with a visit to Wesley's House. Discover the day-to-day running of a small Georgian town house.Built by Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in 1779, he lived here the last eleven winters of his life, when not touring to visit and preach to his Methodist socieites round the country. The house also provided a home for the preachers of the Chapel, their families and servants. The house contains many of John Wesley's belongings, including his electrical machine and his study chair. His small Prayer Room is considered by Methodists all over the world to be the Power House of Methodism. The Chapel was built by John Wesley, and opened on 1 November 1778. Its Georgian lines and many of its features are very attractive and it is the only Methodist Church to feature in Simon Jenkins’s England’s Thousand Best Churches (published 1998). It is the first Methodist Church built specifically for the celebration of Holy communion as well as for preaching services.
Collections description
Our Museum offers a full range of educational and cultural opportunities to visitors and pilgrims who have come to connect with the beginnings of Methodism. See one of the world's largest collections of Wesleyan ceramics and some of the finest Methodist paintings. There are also some unusual objects to be seen, like the pack of religious playing cards!
Key artists and exhibits
Frank O. Salisbury
;
John Wesley's Electrical Machine
;
Wesleyana
;
Chamber horse
;
Charles Wesley's single mannual pipe organ
;
John Wesley's teapot
;
Herbert Beecroft
Trails
Amazing Art And Astounding Architecture
Available resources
Wesley's Chapel Teacher's Pack
Resource or activity pack; Teachers' pack or notes
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