Wesley's Chapel, House & Museum of Methodism

Frommer's Review

John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, established this church in 1778 as his London base. Wesley, who rode on horseback throughout the English countryside and preached in the open air, lived at no. 47, next door to the chapel. He's buried in a grave behind the chapel. The house contains many of Wesley's belongings, including his "electrical machine" (a contraption that he claimed was successful in treating melancholy) and his study chair. While it survived the Blitz, the church later fell into disrepair; major restoration was completed in the 1970s. In the crypt, a museum traces the history of Methodism to present times.

Across the road in Bunhill Fields is the Dissenters Graveyard, where Daniel Defoe, William Blake, and John Bunyan are buried.

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