Statue of John Wesley, Shoreditch

The bronze statue standing before you represents John Wesley, the eighteenth-century Anglican cleric who spearheaded the Methodist movement. Sculpted by John Adams Acton and unveiled in eighteen ninety-one, the figure serves as a guardian of the site Wesley considered his London headquarters. The statue occupies a prominent position in the forecourt of the chapel he commissioned himself in seventeen seventy-eight. Today, this entire complex remains a vital symbol for millions of followers worldwide who view this specific chapel as the spiritual home of their faith.