Exterior view of the portico and west elevation of Wesley's Chapel, and the adjoining south elevation of the Benson Building, looking north from the courtyard

Date:: 4 Oct 1973

Location:: Benson Building, City Road, Ec1, Islington, Greater London Authority; Show all locations

Wesley's Chapel, City Road, Islington, Greater London Authority, EC2

Reference:: BB055509

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Built in 1777-1778, Wesley's Chapel was created for the evangelical Anglican preacher John Wesley. The chapel is known as the 'Mother Church of World Methodism'. The Benson Building is a reading room, parlour and library, and was constructed in 1880, presumably by Charles Bell.

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This is part of the Job: 09/02312 Wesley's Chapel, City Road, Finsbury, EC2; within the Volume: BF077315 Wesley's Chapel, City Road, Finsbury, EC2; within the Series: RCH01/014 Islington Chapels; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

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Keywords

Portico, Georgian Methodist Chapel, Victorian Reading Room, Victorian Library