Sidwell Methodist church
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Sidwell Methodist church
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 24 Sep 2013
The Methodists were praying here in Exeter from the 1830s, but it was not until the nineteenth century that the present church was built. A smaller hall and schoolroom were opened in 1896 but it was soon felt that they needed expanding. A tender was put out for such and was eventually awarded to a French engineer, Paul Cottancin, who had patented a system of reinforced brickwork and concrete. With a tempting fee of a mere £9,600 he went ahead to oversee the project. However, he went bankrupt and was unable to finish the roof. The church was opened on May 3rd 1905, albeit with a temporary roof for a while.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.727922
Longitude
-3.522909