PIN Defoe Chapel, Tooting
Historical Hiding Place iTooting hight street defoe
The Defoe Chapel Building is a old brick built chapel on 2 floors. It was built in 1776 when the congregation was huge. Supposedly the chapel was the hiding place for the famous writer Daniel Defoe (who wrote Robinson Crusoe) when he was being persecuted for his religious beliefs.
How to get there
You have to take the Northern line and get off at Tooting Broadway and walk 3 minutes.
Triptide Thoughts
Quite an interesting place to go and revisit the past
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