The History of Quakers in Uxbridge

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Background

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I had always thought it was very strange that the authorities would persecute such a small group as the Quakers, which could pose very littl...

Beginnings of the Quakers in England

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The founding of the Quaker Meeting in Uxbridge came at a critical time in history. There had been over a hundred years of change in religiou...

17th century

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Edward Burrough and Francis Howgill travelled the country holding meetings. They were instrumental in setting up the Bull and Mouth meeting...

18th century

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The Meeting House built in 1692 was in a dangerous state by the 1750s, and so another subcription was sold to raise funds for a new meeting ...

19th century

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One of the things which the founder George Fox had strongly promoted was honesty and trustworthiness in business. He often had to take goods...

20th century

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21st Century

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