What is now Founders' Hall was built, probably in 1843, as an assembly room attached to a pub, what is now (2024) the Chelsea Potter. By 1865 it had become a Weslayan Chapel and by 1907 the religious Welsh had moved in. Hill House School took it over in 2009.
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The 1901 ' by an old inhabitant' by J. B. Ellenor describes how the Commercial Tavern was built "with a large room behind, now Radnor Chapel".
Referring to the pub has: "Built as a beer house in 1843 and enlarged in the 1890s, this pub was called the Commercial Tavern until 1956 when it was renamed after William de Morgan, founder of the nearby Chelsea Pottery."
This shows the building labelled "Radnor Chapel, Weslayan".
A refers to "the present Welsh Chapel in Radnor Street".
Purchased by Hill House School in 2009 and refurbished to create Founders’ Hall, a new centre for art, drama, music, IT and sport.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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