History - Cover Page

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The following pages contain the text of a book written by Sylvia Tancock, a member of Paignton (Palace Avenue) Methodist Church, a Paigntonian born and bred, and proud of it!

Paignton is a seaside resort lying in the heart of Torbay, Devon.
Palace Avenue Methodist Church lies in the heart of Paignton

Copyright © Sylvia Tancock 1990
(Reproduced here with the permission of the Author)

All rights reserved.

The author would like to thank all those, both within and outside the Church community who have assisted in piecing together this story; for those who answered her questions with patience and forbearance; for the interest they have shown; and for the generous loan of photographs by Mesdames Edith Couldrey, Marion Ham, Lily Hurrell, Prue Pearse, Amy Southgate and Barbara Sutton, Dr Nan Kennie, Misses Mollie Brooks and Olive Stidworthy, Messrs John Jeffery, Maurice Phillips and Peter Tully.

The author is also indebted to those who recorded the life of the Church and Circuit. Their Minute Books and other records have been used extensively to ensure the authenticity of the story.

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