Torbay Methodist Churches,
Devon, UK
Paignton - Torquay - Brixham
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MARKET STREET METHODIST CHURCHDuring the 1850's a company of people held services in Lower Union Street according to the order of worship of the Primitive Methodists. They purchased the former Baptist Chapel in Temperance Street for £650 in 1863. The congregation then bought a large house in Market Street and demolished it to make way for a chapel. The foundation stones were laid in 1877 and the church opened in early 1878, having cost £2,500 and been built by Mr. W. A. Goss. Ancillary rooms were added and improvements made as funds permitted. By the 1970's the structure of Market Street Church was giving the congregation much concern. Dry rot was discovered in many of the timbers and the heating system was suspect. The choice lay between spending a large sum on the building or joining with Union Street Methodist. It was finally agreed to join with Union Street and Belgrave in discussing the possibility of a new Church combining the three congregations. The failure of the heating system in the middle of winter precipitated the final abandonment of the church building in 1973; subsequently the building was sold for £55,000 and this, together with the sum realized from the sale of Union Street, was invested in the Methodist Circuit Advance Fund. From this, money was made available for building the new Central Church, and grants made to churches in the Torquay and Paignton Circuit, and also to Totnes and Brixham. © Central Church, Torquay Click here to read about the first Torquay Methodist Church
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