The design of Nineteenth-Century Wesleyan space: Re-reading F.J. Jobson's Chapel and School Architecture

Mason, Ruth

Abstract

F. J. Jobson's Chapel and School Architecture as Appropriate to the Buildings of Nonconformists (1850) has conventionally been used to demonstrate the architectural patterns of nineteenth-century Wesleyan chapels. However, this emphasis has overlooked elements of its recommendations and motivations. This article proposes an alternative approach. Positioning Jobson's text within theories of space, it challenges the conventional importance given to his physical recommendations by discussing how the function and users of Wesleyan spaces also influenced his designs. Examining Jobson's designs for Sunday schools and vestries in addition to chapels, this article considers the relationship between Wesleyan theology and Jobson's proposed designs.

Citation

Mason, R. (2015). The design of Nineteenth-Century Wesleyan space: Re-reading F.J. Jobson's Chapel and School Architecture. Wesley and Methodist Studies, 7(1), 78-99. https://doi.org/10.5325/weslmethstud.7.1.0078

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 21, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 20, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jul 9, 2018
• Journal: Wesley and Methodist Studies
• Print ISSN: 2291-1723
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 78-99
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5325/weslmethstud.7.1.0078
• Keywords: F J Jobson; architecture; space; material culture
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/918695
• Publisher URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/weslmethstud.7.1.0078?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents