This piece of chalk is completely unique – it is the only one of its kind in the world. Look closely – the head of John Wesley and a small Bible have been carved into the top of a normal stick of chalk. The detail is amazing! The chalk was carved by a pupil from a school attached to the Methodist University of Piracicaba in Brazil. It was presented to the headmaster of Kingswood School to mark Kingswood’s 250th anniversary in 1998. Kingswood School was founded by John Wesley on the outskirts of Bristol and opened in 1748. The aim was to be ‘a model Christian school’ and it offered classes for children aged between six and 14, as well as study facilities for preachers. Kingswood School still exists and now operates as an independent school, now located on a larger site in Bath.

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