Methodist Breakthrough in Bristol– Part Two

Methodist Breakthrough in Bristol– Part Two 2026-10-08T10:21:17-04:00 Ben Witherington This became not merely a preaching house, but a temporary residence for John and Charles, with a bedroom and a study of sorts. Here’s an early drawing of this meeting house. Today the downstairs looks like this… And the upstairs looks like this.. In an age before electricity, natural light, fire light, or candle light was all they had, and the indoor preaching usually transpired after people finished work, which is to say in the evening. In addition to these pews there are several rooms off the center of the upstairs, for instance… Wesley’s study facing west, where he could get as much daylight as possible through this window, and there is an adjacent bedroom as well. But even Wesley’s faithful companion on the road, his horse had a place to stay. He actually used several different horses over the course of his lengthy ministry and the 250,000 miles he travelled. Famously Wesley was able to read while riding, and on horses who had long experience with him and his routes, he could summon sleep and get a little snooze while riding. Today, the back of the New Room has the following… This one will ac...