John Wesley's beech trees, Lambeg, Co. Down

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John Wesley's beech trees, Lambeg, Co. Down

Image: © Alex Cameron Taken: 31 Mar 2006

These trees stand at the entrance to Chrome Hill, just north of Wolfenden's Bridge on the Lambeg-Ballyskeagh road. During one of his visits to Ireland in the late 18th century, John Wesley stayed at Chrome Hill. He twisted together two beech saplings as a symbol of the friendship of the Methodist Church and the Church of Ireland, and the trees still stand today.

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