Wesley Chapel in City Road, London is a vital congregation of the British Methodist Church. It was founded by John Wesley and now includes a museum and the John Wesley house next door. The foundation for the chapel was laid in 1777. The post card (mint/black-white) shows the nave, chancel and pulpit and includes portions of the surrounding gallery. One can see part of the organ on both sides of the gallery. Interestingly, it seems the organ was re-positioned to the rear of the gallery at some point in time. It is obviously no longer where it appears in the postcard, according to contemporary pictures. I was able to find a close-up shot of a small organ that was used at the first Wesley Chapel (also called Foundery). However I can find no information on the organ as it appears in the postcard.
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