John Bennet and John Nelson blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of Rose and Crown Yard. Here in a weaver's cottage John Bennet and John Nelson opened an early Methodist preaching room c. 1747 Recorded plaque organisation: Manchester City Council.

John Bennet and John Nelson were early Methodists who established one of the first Methodist preaching rooms around 1747, significant for their role in spreading Methodism among working-class communities.