VOICE OF WESLEY ACTOR WOWED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART MUSEUM

The actor who gave voice to John Wesley on new audio guides for the recently opened state-of-the-art museum at Bristol’s New Room, also known as John Wesley’s Chapel, returned this week for the unusual experience of being guided around the venue by his own narration. James Bradwell, who is about

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Poldark at the New Room

Poldark at the New RoomThe New Room featured as a location in series 2 of the BBC's hit period drama Poldark.The cast and crew spent 10 days in the chapel in November 2015 to make the episode, which was broadcast in October 2016.In the episode, Captain Ross Poldark (Aidan Turner) faces

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NEARLY THREE CENTURIES OF HISTORY CAPTURED BY LOCAL AUTHOR

With 18 months of Heritage Lottery funded development finally at an end at the New Room in Bristol, a major new book has been released detailing nearly three centuries of Methodist history. This will be of immense interest to anyone who wants to know more about the history of Bristol as

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