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George Fox and Francis Webster green plaque

Commemorative plaque
George Fox and Francis Webster green plaque
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This green commemorative plaque records: Friends Meeting House. George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), visited Kendal in 1652 and by his powerful preaching won many followers. They opened their first meeting house on this site in 1688 and a Quaker school in 1698. The present building, designed by Kendal architect, Francis Webster, was erected in 1816 to accommodate 850 people. Kendal Quakers were prominent in business, education and welfare in the town from the 18th century. Recorded plaque organisation: Kendal Civic Society.
George Fox founded the Society of Friends, known as Quakers, in the mid-17th century, emphasizing direct personal religious experience and pacifism; Francis Webster was a Kendal architect who designed the current Friends Meeting House in 1816 to accommodate a large Quaker congregation.

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