Born Gloucester. Met the Wesley brothers and was a founder of Methodism. Preached the "New Awakening" in Britain and America. When churches were closed to him he preached in the open such as on Kennington Common. Established a chapel at Moorfields and one in Tottenham Court Road (see the Procter family). Died Massachusetts, USA.
If you think the portrait makes his eyes look a little odd, that's because they were; he had a squint.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Whitefield
The 1745 Association (who ought to know) writes: "The plaque on the side of t...
Baptist minister. In 1773 succeeded John Gill at two chapels in Southwark. 1833 the Carter Street mission house moved to New Park Street Chapel. We believe this was in what is now Park Street SE...
Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Born in the Liberty of the Tower. After studying law, he spent several years in Ireland managing his father's estates. During this time he converted to Qu...
Wikipedia tells the sorry story of this man. Born to a West African slave woman in Jamaica, his father, James Wedderburn, being a Scottish doctor and plantation owner, who had children by several ...
This medieval church was destroyed, along with most of the churches in the City, by the Great Fire in 1666. In 1670 Parliament passed a Rebuilding Act and a committee was set up under the stewardsh...
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
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