The Epworth Collection
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block of wood cut from ash tree at Winchelsea
An oblong block of wood cut from the ash tree at Winchelsea with a paper label attached. Printed around the eyelet are the words "Clements Newington & Co.Ltd."
Category: treen
Material Part: ash tree
Inscription:
handwritten in blue/black ink - on obverse side of label
Section of the old tree at Winchelsea under which John Wesley took his last open air service Oct 7 1790. The tree blew down during a storm Sept. 23 1927 and being cut up is sold for chapel funds.
Object Number: 2008-089
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DN9 1HX
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