What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Martha Thompson 1733-1820. Notable methodist who invited John Wesley to Preston in 1780. Early methodist meetings held in this building Recorded plaque organisation: Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust.
Martha Thompson was a notable Methodist laywoman who played a crucial role in inviting John Wesley to Preston, thereby significantly contributing to the spread of Methodism in the region.
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