Wesley’s Chapel
Wesley's Chapel is a Methodist church situated in the St Luke's area in the south of the London Borough of Islington. Opened in 1778, it was built under the direction of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement.Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Sunday: noon—2:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Methodist
- Description: Methodist church in London, England, UK
- Also known as: “City Road Chapel”
- Address: 49 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bunhill Fields and Barbican Arts Centre.
Bunhill Fields
Cemetery
Photo: Grenavitar, Public domain.
Bunhill Fields is a former burial ground in central London, in the London Borough of Islington, just north of the City of London. What remains is about 1.6 hectares in extent and the bulk of the site is a public garden maintained by the City of London Corporation. Bunhill Fields is situated 500 feet west of Wesley’s Chapel.
Barbican Arts Centre
Arts center
Photo: Nevilley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. Barbican Arts Centre is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Wesley’s Chapel.
Old Street station
Metro station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Street is an interchange station in London, located at the junction of Old Street and City Road for London Underground and National Rail services. The London Underground station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between Angel and Moorgate stations. Old Street station is situated 730 feet north of Wesley’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finsbury and Shoreditch.
Finsbury
Suburb
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir and means "manor of a man called Finn".
Shoreditch
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, Public domain.
Shoreditch is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney alongside neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets, which are also perceived as part of the area due to historic ecclesiastical links.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
Photo: Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
Wesley’s Chapel
- Categories: historic house museum, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.52374° or 51° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-0.08657° or 0° 5′ 12″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C3XGWF7+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 157892853OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=methodistWikidata ID
Q7983825
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Wesley’s Chapel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卫斯理礼拜堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مصلى ويسلى”
- French: “chapelle Wesley”
- French: “Chapelle Wesley”
- French: “City Road Chapel”
- Japanese: “ウェズリー教会”
- Swedish: “Wesley’s Chapel”
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Highlights include John Wesley’s House and the Museum of Methodism and Tomb Of John Wesley In The Burial Ground Of Wesley’s Chapel.
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