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SAINT BUDEAUX METHODIST CHAPEL
The Saint Budeaux Wesleyan Chapel was on the north side of Vicarage Road, Higher Saint Budeaux.
With plans prepared by Mr W J Carder, an architect from Millbrook, Cornwall, and a tender accepted from Messrs Paynter & Davy of Bedford Place, Plymouth, the memorial stones for the building were laid on Wednesday December 7th 1892. [3] The day was apparently very cold and unpleasant but a large gathering from St Budeaux, Devonport and Ford opened the proceedings with the hymn "These stones to Thee in faith we lay". The circuit choir was directed by Mr Davis. [3] After a prayer from the Reverend C Speck and a portion of the scriptures was read by the Reverend A D White, the memorial stones were declared well and truly laid. The first was set in position by the Reverend J Felvus, standing in for Colonel Hipwell, who was unavoidably absent. Various documents of the time were placed in a bottle that was laid beneath this stone. [3] Mrs Pearse laid the next stone, followed by Mr W Tonkin, Mr W F Moon on behalf of his wife, Mr T Whitby junior, and Mrs Short of Saint Budeaux. The three remaining stones were then laid by Mr T R Hawking, Mrs W A Saunders and Mr T Squire. It was so cold that the Reverend W Maltby, chairman and superintendent minister of the district, deferred giving the address. Instead the gathering retired to an adjoining barn, lent by Mr J Ford, for tea. [3]
The weather in June being somewhat better than when the memorial stones were laid, at 5pm the gathering then moved to an adjoining field lent by Mr Cole of Saint Budeaux, where tea was served by Mesdames Short, Doidge, Bartlett, Mends, Knawles, Moon, Camp, Gregory, Jones, Martin, Truscott, Foster, Cuthbert, Hayman and Saunders assisted by the Misses Camp, Martin, Peard and Foster. [2] It survived until after the Second World War but had become a Royal British Legion branch meeting place. The foundation stone of a new Methodist Chapel for Saint Budeaux was laid in September 1956 by Mr Isaac Foot. On Wednesday October 9th 1957 the new Chapel was opened and dedicated by the Reverend David Ball, secretary of the Plymouth and Exeter District, in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Alderman Leslie F Paul and Mrs K R Kitt, who represented the reverend K R Kitt, a former minister of the Chapel. The architects, Messrs L F Vanstone & Partners, presented Mrs Kitt with the key with which to open the Chapel doors. [4] At the usual evening meeting held afterwards, it was stated that the cost of the building was £42,000 and the furnishings cost £4,320. The organ had cost £985 and it was hoped to sell the old organ by the end of that week. Much of the building cost had been funded by war damage compensation on the Gloucester Street Methodist Chapel in Devonport. [4] Sources:
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