Old Boggart House blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Leeds Methodist Pioneers The first purpose-built Methodist chapel in Leeds, the 'Old Boggart House' was erected here on Boggart Close in 1750-51. A public meeting here on 6 October 1813 led to the formation of the (Wesleyan) Methodist Missionary Society which was highly influential in Methodism becoming a world church. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Old Boggart House, originally built as Leeds' first purpose-built Methodist chapel in 1750-51, became historically significant when it hosted a meeting that led to the formation of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in 1813, crucial for Methodism's global expansion.