Primitive Methodist Chapel, Nantwich

In 1753, John Wesley was "saluted with curses and hard names", while that same year, George Whitefield was met by angry crowds who tried to drive a bull into his audience, but were foiled when the animal fell into a pit.

[2] William Clowes, one of the founders of Primitive Methodism, came to Nantwich with John Wedgewood and preached at The Barony in 1817.

[8] The Primitive Methodist Chapel is a two-storey building in red brick with stone dressings, which is set back from the street behind a walled forecourt.

The front façade has three bays with a pediment bearing a stone tablet with the inscription "Primitive Methodist Chapel.

The wide central entrance is reached by a flight of steps; it has decorative stone inserts, a semi-circular brick arch above and a fanlight.

Former Primitive Methodist Chapel, Welsh Row, Nantwich
Detail of pediment and tablet