1841. The Wesleyan School at Fortune's Well was built for 200 children *

1845 (May 15). Fortune's Well Wesleyan Day School Opened. *

1847. Mrs Brackenbury, who died in this year left by her will �100 to the Methodist School, 19 guineas each to the Sunday school and the poor of the society, and 19 guineas to the poor of the Island.*

1858. Weston Wesleyan Chapel built.*

1899. Brackenbury Memorial Wesleyan Church opened at Fortune's Well.*

1902. Fine new organ added to Fortune's Well Wesleyan Church.*

1903. New Wesleyan Manse erected at Fortune's Well.*

1903. Wesleyan Sunday School centenary*

• Services: *
• Brackenbury Memorial Church, Fortunes Well
  Sunday: 10.15 am and 6 pm
  Monday, prayer meeting 7.15 pm
  Thursday service 7.15 pm
• Easton Church
  Sunday 10.30 am and 6 pm
  Monday 7:15 pm
  Thursday 7.15 pm
• Chesilton
  Sunday: 6 pm
  Tuesday: 7.30 pm
  Sunday: 6.1.5 pm
  Tuesday: (alternate), 7 p.m.
• Weston
  Sunday: 3.15 pm
  Tuesday (alternate week), 7 pm
• Training Ships
  Monday 1 pm (bi-weekly)
• Hospitals (Naval and Military)
  Weekly
• HM Convict Prison
  Thursday, 3 p. m. (alternate weeks)
• Sailors Soldiers Institute
  Sundays 8 p.m.
• Circuit ministers
  Rev. Ebenezer Cole (superintendent)
  Rev. G. H. Marshall.
Circuit Officers
Stewards: Messrs R. Elliott and J. Beer
Treasurer Foreign Missions: Mr. R. Elliott
Secretaries Foreign Missions: Rev. G. H. Marshall, Mr Epsley
Education and Temperance Secretary: Rev. G. H. Marshall
Treasurers Aged Ministers' fund: Messrs. E. Comben and C. Flann
Chapel Secretary: Mr. H Epsley
Secretary Quarterly Meeting: Mr. T. Flew
Secretary Local Preachers' Meeting: Rev. G. H. Marshall


There are also Society Stewards, Pew Stewards, and Chapel Stewards for each chapel.

Missionary Committees

Fortunes Well: Rev. I. Cole, Messrs. I. Allen, E. Comben sen., E. Comben, jun., T. Flew, J. Flew, W. T. Flew, J. Fisher, E. Hunt., W Morris, ,jun., F. L. Simmonds

Easton Messrs. R. Fall, W. A. Attwooll, J. Beer, J. Flann, W. T. Flann, W. Edwards, R. Pearce, W. J. Pearce, C. Talbot, J. T. Scriven

Weston: Mr R H. Comben

Southwell: Mr J Pearce
Secretaries: Rev G. H. Marshall, Mr H J. Epsley
Treasurer: Mr R. Elliott

Sunday School Superintendents
Easton: (morning) Mr B. Stone; (afternoon) Mr Robt. Pearce
Southwell: (morning) Mr B Hinde
Weston: (afternoon) Mr T. L. Attwooll
General Secretary: Mr Corbet Stone, Wakeham
General Treasurer: Mr C. Talbot

Easton
School Secretary: Mr John Flann, Jun

Weston
Secretary: Mr W. Hopper

Southwell
Secretary: Mr N. Carter

Fortune's Well
Sunday School Superintendent: Mr R. Elliott
Morning Superintendent: Mr C. Burdon
General Secretary: Mr T Elliott
Treasurer: Mr H. Elliott

Chesil School
Superintendent: Mr W. Comben
Secretary: Mr Benmets Treasurer: Mr H. Elliott

Band of Hope
Conductor: R. Allen
Secretary: Mr A. Flew
Treasurer: Mr H. Lillywhite


Wesleyan School Fortune's Well
This school was opened on May 15 1815. The land on which the school was built was purchased in 1822, and was a part of Tilley Combe - at one time described as a farm. The school was initiated by Mrs Brackenbury, wife of the benefactor and founder of the church. Plans had been passed (1905) for the enlargement of the schools.

School Managers 1905
Rev. E. Cole,
Messrs. E. R. Mitchell, J. R. Stone, R. Elliott, E. W. Cross (County Council), the District Council representative vacant).



* Portland Year Book for 1905

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