Wesleyan Church, Penrith

The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Church, Penrith (now Penrith Methodist Church) was laid on 28 June 1872 by John Crone, a leading benefactor who had given £1800 towards the £8,000 cost of construction. The Church was opened for worship on 2 October 1873 by the Rev. George T Perks, the President of the Methodist Conference.  It replaced the former Chapel at Sandgate Head (opened in 1815) which was sold for £700 and later became a Primitive Methodist Church.