Volunteering at the Benjamin Franklin Exhibition London
Franklin in London: 300 years later This February, St Bartholomew The Great Church celebrated a significant milestone: t he 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s apprenticeship at Samuel Palmer’s workshop in the historic Lady Chapel. The exhibition served as a dual tribute, recognising both the significance of Palmer's printing workshop and Franklin's formative experience as a young apprentice. St Bartholomew The Great is the oldest surviving parish church in London, located centrally in West Smithfield. The Lady Chapel of the Priory, recorded being built in 1335 and situated in the eastern end of the church, is a testament to the church’s long and storied past: once reserved as a sacred site where the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared in the 12th Century; later separated from the rest of the church, post-reformation, and transformed into Samuel Palmer’s 18th Century printing workshop. The month-long Benjamin Franklin Exhibition temporarily rewound time, turnin...
