A new and unique venue coming soon to the heart of Kingswood
With a focus on the Arts, Education, Heritage and our Community.
Bringing Kingswood’s Tabernacle back to life
The Tabernacle was one of the first Methodist meeting houses in the world, originally built in 1741 and used for education within the community.
Recognising its history, the vision is to provide a unique and flexible meeting space that will bring something new to Kingswood: a destination venue for a wide range of arts, drama, performance arts and educational programmes within a building that also includes a permanent exhibition that explains its historical significance and provides a space for people to meet and use. It will be complementary to other provision in the area, and whilst remaining strongly connected to the Kingswood community it will attract interest and support from people ‘round the corner and round the world’.
Work began on the building in 2020 and the first phase of work is now complete with the building fully stabilised, a brand-new roof, new windows installed and internal pillars restored.
The outside of the building is now finished and the next phase of work to restore and decorate the inside of the building will start soon. The plan is to open in 2024 and we are now working with community arts, drama, education and history groups to take this further.
Our History
The Tabernacle was one of the earliest Methodist buildings in the World built in 1741 as a meeting house and school room for the congregation of preachers George Whitfield and John Cennick…
Our Future
Recognising its history as a school room and meeting house, the vision is to provide a unique and flexible meeting space that will bring something new to Kingswood: a destination venue for a wide range…
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