Brentford & Isleworth Meeting House

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Brentford & Isleworth Meeting House

The Brentford & Isleworth Meeting House is a Friends meeting house (a Quaker place of worship) on Quakers Lane in Isleworth, Hounslow. It is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England, and is one of the oldest purpose-built meeting houses in London. [1] Meeting for worship is held on Sundays at 10:30 am. [2]

The building was originally built for the Quakers in 1785, on a site purchased from wealthy Quaker Benjamin Angell, and has been regularly extended since. The West London Quaker burial ground and a garden surrounds the house. The front wall of the house was badly damaged during the London Blitz in 1940. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England, "Quaker Meeting House (1240256)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 March 2017
  2. "Brentford & Isleworth Quakers". Brentford & Isleworth Quakers. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

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