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The New Room is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England. It was built in 1739 by John Wesley and is the oldest Methodist chapel in the world. Above the chapel are the rooms in which Wesley and other preachers stayed. The chapel includes a double decker pulpit, which was common at the time, and an octagonal lantern window to reduce the amount paid in Window tax. In addition to meetings and worship the New Room was used as a dispensary and schoolroom for the poor people of the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Methodist Heritage )〕 The pews and benches were made from old ship timber.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=BBC Bristol )〕 The courtyards around the building contain statues of John Wesley〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 and his brother Charles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 In 1748 it was extended possibly by the Quaker George Tully because of the stylistic similarities with the Friends’ Meeting House at Quakers Friars of the same period. After Wesley's death the property passed into the hands of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists. In 1909 it was given back to the Methodist Church. The John Snetzler Chamber Organ of 1761 is a 20th-century addition following the restoration of the building in 1929 by Sir George Oatley. It has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 and is the only piece of land in Broadmead for which the freehold has not been bought by Bristol City Council during expansion after World War II. A garden in the Broadmead Courtyard was opened on 24 May 2011 and in April 2015 planning permisison was granted (subject to conditions) for new build library, archive, education and admin facilities within the courtyard.〔(Bristol Planning online website ) accessed 9 November 2015〕 ==See also== * Charles Wesley's House (Bristol) * Wesley's Chapel (London) * Churches in Bristol * Grade I listed buildings in Bristol 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Room, Bristol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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