Plaque

John Wesley's house - EC1

Inscription

John Wesley (1703 - 1791) lived here.
LCC

Wesley lived here in the winters from 1779 until his death, here.

Site: John Wesley's house (2 memorials)

EC1, City Road

The plaque is on the yellow brick wall, hidden by the bush with red flowers.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Wesley's house - EC1

Subjects commemorated i

John Wesley's house

Wesley built the chapel first, 1778, and then two houses, one either side, on...

Read More

John Wesley

Founder of the Methodist denomination of the Protestant religion. Born Epwort...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
John Wesley's house - EC1

Created by i

London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

Read More

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
John Wesley's house - EC1

Also at this site i

Susanna Wesley monument

Susanna Wesley monument

In the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground opposite lie the remains of Susannah Wesl...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Ping pong

Ping pong

EC1, Holborn, 121

The plaque is above the shop name 'Bounce'.

2 subjects commemorated
Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street

Old Cock Tavern - Fleet Street

EC4, Fleet Street, 22, Ye Olde Cock Tavern

We photographed this plaque in Sept 2003, but on returning to photograph the building in March 2008, the plaque had gone. 2021: we retur...

Highgate Cemetery - Fire - L07 - Lee

Highgate Cemetery - Fire - L07 - Lee

N6, Swain's Lane, Highgate Cemetery

The plot consists of 36 graves acquired by the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund (founded in1882 by Massey Shaw, who, probably ...

1 subject commemorated
Royal Opera House extension

Royal Opera House extension

WC2, Floral Street

This foundation stone commemorates the opening of the extension to the Royal Opera House by HRH the Prince of Wales KG KT GCB patron the ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Joint Committee Chairmen

Joint Committee Chairmen

EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden

Boards like this, listing the holders of high offices in the organisation, are on display in many office lobbies, school halls, club foye...

3 subjects commemorated

Previously viewed

Wm. Mitchell

Wm. Mitchell

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
C. Bottomley / L. Bottomley

C. Bottomley / L. Bottomley

Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has made extensive enquires to trace a C. Bottomley who died in the air raids of World War Two in Hoxton or the surrounding area but without success. We believe that th...

Person

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
D. L. Barratt

D. L. Barratt

Worked at the Stock Exchange and died in WW2.

Person

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
G. Simpson

G. Simpson

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Albert Charles Starr

Albert Charles Starr

Mayor of Bermondsey 1929-1930 and then for a period of 3 terms during WW2: 1941-44. Our photo shows a group of officials from the United States during their tour of the Civil Defence Services at B...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials