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COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER MARKET
WESLEY'S CHAPEL & HOUSE
49 City Rd Old Street 020 7253 2262,
www.wesleyschapel.org.uk
.Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun
12.30-1.45pm.Free.
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A place of pilgrimage for Methodists from all over the world, Wesley's Chapel was built in
1777, and heralded the coming of age of the faith founded by
John Wesley
(1703-91). The
interior is uncharacteristically ornate, with powder-pink columns of French jasper and a su-
perb, Adam-style gilded plasterwork ceiling. Predictably enough, the
Museum of Method-
ism
in the basement has only a passing reference to the insanely jealous 40-year-old widow
Wesley married, and who eventually left him. Wesley himself spent his last two years in
Wesley's House, a delightful Georgian place to the right of the main gates. On display inside
are his deathbed and an early shock-therapy machine he was particularly keen on.
BUNHILL FIELDS
City Rd Old Street.April-Sept Mon-Fri 7.30am-7pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am-7pm.Oct-March closes
4pm.
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