Paignton (Palace Avenue) Methodist Church

 

Palace Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3EQ.

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Brunel Flower Festival

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200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
('One of the greatest Engineers who ever lived')
'CELEBRATING HIS LIFE IN FLOWERS'

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel - 1806 to 1859

Official Opening by Cllr John Dunn - Chairman of Torbay Council    The rush to get in!

Window 1 - Birth Of A Golden Age - Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born at Portsmouth on 09 April 1806 - Flower Arrangement by Anne Mills for Singing Together Group     Window 2 - Bridges - Brunel built bridges - Lots of them! - Flower Arrangement by Paul Saunders    Window 3 - Railways - This window celebrates Brunel's westcountry railways and depicts a railway cutting with an example of the pumping-stations that were built to operate the ill fated atmospheric railway scheme - Flower Arrangement by Pam Harvey for Sunday School    Window 4 - Brunel's Marriage - On 05 July 1836 Brunel married Mary Horsley and the couple set up home at 18 Duke Street, Westminster. They had three children: Isambard, Florence Mary and Henry Marc - Flower Arrangement by Rosemary Mitchell for FAB Club

Window 5 - Box Hill Tunnel - Brunel brought the Great Western Railway to Devon and Cornwall building bridges, viaducts, cuttings and tunnels - Flower Arrangement by Paignton Gardening Club    Window 6 - Ships - The Brunel ships were the S.S. Great Western, the S.S. Great Britain and the S.S. Great Eastern - Fower Arrangement by Ian Doggett for Men's Breakfast    Window 7 - Brunel Manor - the Watcombe Estate - Brunel Manor in Torquay was to have been the house of Brunel's dreams - Flower Arrangement by Freda Nason and Jenny Scales for Women's Fellowship    Window 8 - Bridges and Boats - Clifton Suspension Bridge and S.S. Great Britain both located in Bristol - Flower Arrangement by Ann Roberts

Window 9 - Brunel's Death - Brunel died on 15 September 1859 and was buried in buried at Kensal Green cemetery - Flower Arrangement by Viv Westmoreland for Factory Row    Window 10 - Brunel's Dream - Brunel the workaholic did not live to see his retirement home completed - Flower Arrangement by Sylvia Tancock

'The Paignton Pudding' - Display Arranged by Irene Cochran and Jane Dennant for Bible Study Groups

Pedestal B - Flower Arrangement by Lyn Howard promoting Body Language    Pedestal C - Flower Arrangement by Freda Nason for Women's Fellowship    Pedestal F - Flower Arrangement by Anna Goodchild on behalf of the Sunday School    Pedestal E - Flower Arrangement by Lyn Howard promoting Body Language

Window facing out to Palace Avenue - Display Arranged by Susan Gibb

Pedestal A - Flower Arrangement by Rosemary Mitchell for FAB Club    Recess window - Flower Arrangement by Brenda Roper for the Flower Club    Pedestal D - Flower Arrangement by Rosemary Mitchell for FAB Club

Cllr John Dunn Chairman of Torbay Council and Mrs Dunn talk to representatives of the church    Cllr John Dunn Chairman of Torbay Council and Mrs Dunn    Cllr John Dunn admires some of the handiwork    Cllr John Dunn and Mrs Dunn together with Freda Nason inspect the Paignton Plum Pudding

Cllr John Dunn with Mrs Dunn at the Sunday School Corner    Even the windows at the back entrance had pictures!

200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF
ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
('One of the greatest Engineers who ever lived')
'CELEBRATING HIS LIFE IN FLOWERS'
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See also the following index pages for details of our activities
[ Children ]  [ Music ]  [ Women ]  [ Men ]  [ Worship ]  [ Young People ]

Contact our Minister – Revd Dermot Thornberry
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Music - Copyright © Derek Elson 2000 - Paignton (Palace Avenue) Methodist Church
Last modified: July 2010