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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