John Byrom, John Wesley, Charles Edward Stuart, St. Ann's, Manchester, and 2 others

This bronze commemorative plaque records: St. Ann's Square, originally called Acres Field on which every St. Michael's Day, a Fair was held from the days of Henry III in 1227. In 1709 Lady Ann Bland laid the foundation stone of this Church. In 1712 the Church was consecrated by the Right Rev Sir William Dawes, Bishop of Chester. In 1738 John Wesley preached here. In 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the Pretender, rode into the Square. Here worshipped John Byrom, the author of Christians Awake.

Lady Ann Bland laid the foundation stone for St. Ann's Church in 1709, and it was consecrated by William Dawes, Bishop of Chester, in 1712; John Wesley preached here in 1738, and Charles Edward Stuart rode into St. Ann's Square in 1745 during his advance on Manchester.