John Wesley and Manor House, Whitkirk blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Whitkirk Manor House. The courts of the Manors of Whitkirk and Temple Newsam met here. John Wesley reputedly preached in the Garden. Houses in the Manor of Whitkirk were distinguished by a Templar Cross. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

John Wesley, an Anglican cleric and evangelist, was pivotal in founding Methodism; his reputed preaching in the garden at Whitkirk Manor House reflects the spread of Methodist influence during the 18th century.