A statue of
John Wesley, an Anglican minister and theologian, by British sculptor
John Adams-Acton is installed outside
Wesley's Chapel
Wesley's Chapel (originally the City Road 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 Metho ...
, along
City Road
City Road or The City Road is a road that runs through central London. The northwestern extremity of the road is at Angel where it forms a continuation of Pentonville Road. Pentonville Road itself is the modern name for the eastern part of Lon ...
, in Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom. The statue, created in 1891, is Grade II-listed. The 10 foot high granite pedestal on which the statue is located was the work of the Methodist architect
Elijah Hoole
Elijah Hoole (1798–1872) was an English orientalist and Wesleyan Methodist missionary.
Life
The son of Holland Hoole, a Manchester shoemaker, he was born there; he entered Manchester grammar school 6 April 1809, leaving in 1813 to help in h ...
.
See also
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List of public art in Islington
References
External links
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1891 establishments in England
1891 sculptures
Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Islington
Monuments and memorials in London
Outdoor sculptures in London
Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom
Wesley, John
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