George Fox black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Quaker Meeting House. There has been a Meeting House on this site since 1677. The original building was replaced and enlarged in 1708 and forms the core of the present Meeting House, making it Lancaster's second oldest place of worship after the Priory Church. It was there that George Fox, the founder of Quakerism, preached in 1652 and was stoned through the streets by a hostile mob who objected to his challenging of established religious practices. Today Quaker Meetings for Worship are regularly held in this building; it is also used by a large number of community groups.

George Fox founded the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, in the 17th century, emphasizing direct personal religious experience and pacifism. He preached at Lancaster's Quaker Meeting House in 1652, facing violent opposition from those who rejected his radical religious ideas.