The Foundery
1800-1850 / Drawing / Painting / Paper / The Foundery / Watercolour
Watercolour
Early 1800s (on loan)
The ‘Foundery’, originally a government cannon foundry, was Wesley’s first Chapel in London and in use between 1739 and 1778. It was a multi-purpose building which housed a Chapel, living quarters, a band-room, a school and a book room (where Methodist publications were stored and sold). There were also stables for the preachers’ horses. By 1776 the lease was running out and the Foundery was in a state of disrepair, so Wesley decided to raise funds to build the present ‘New Chapel’ which was inaugurated in 1778.
Early 1800s (on loan)
The ‘Foundery’, originally a government cannon foundry, was Wesley’s first Chapel in London and in use between 1739 and 1778. It was a multi-purpose building which housed a Chapel, living quarters, a band-room, a school and a book room (where Methodist publications were stored and sold). There were also stables for the preachers’ horses. By 1776 the lease was running out and the Foundery was in a state of disrepair, so Wesley decided to raise funds to build the present ‘New Chapel’ which was inaugurated in 1778.
