Outside Long Sutton Friends' Meeting House

exterior of Long Sutton Friends Meeting House
George Fox, the founder of the Quakers, came to Somerset in 1656, and large gatherings met to hear him speak. In 1660 these first Quakers bought a cottage to use for worship, which was opposite the present Meeting House. This was a time of persecution for all Christians who did not go to the parish church. cottage first used for worship
The cottage first used for the Quaker Meeting
date plaque The present Friends Meeting House was built in 1717. It remains unaltered since that time, and is considered to be the finest in the U.K.


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