The Vicar of Bullhampton · Character

Mr. Puddleham

The Methodist minister whose long-suppressed grievance against the Vicar finally finds an outlet in a chapel built almost on Fenwick's doorstep.

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Also known as Puddleham, poor Puddleham, dear old Puddleham

First appearance: Mr. Puddleham's New Chapel

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The dissenting minister of the Primitive Methodists, considered earnest but ignorant by Mr.

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For years Puddleham has been disarmed by Fenwick's peaches and cabbages, robbed of the righteous quarrel that gave his ministry its edge. When the Marquis offers to build him a Bethel facing the Vicarage gate, he seizes…

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Aftermath
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I: Bullhampton
The dissenting minister of the Primitive Methodists, considered earnest but ignorant by Mr. Fenwick.
The Marquis of Trowbridge
The Methodist minister, allied with the Marquis, provides parish gossip and is rebuked by Fenwick for his assumptions about Carry Brattle.
The Turnover Correspondence
Mentioned as present at the meeting with the Marquis.
Mr. Puddleham's New Chapel
Mentioned as ambitious and involved in the plan for the new chapel, working with Packer to punish Fenwick.
Sam Brattle Goes Off Again
Attacks Grimes for stopping work, preaches against the Vicar, and escalates the chapel conflict.
LV: Glebe Land
Preaches for the first time in the new chapel, which is a success despite incomplete fittings.
Lord St. George Is Very Cunning
Defends the chapel as sacred, but is ultimately forced to accept its relocation.
LXI: Mary Lowther’s Treachery
Mentioned as having preached eloquently in the chapel, maintaining his indignation.
The Fate of the Puddlehamites
Stands before the chapel with displeasure as the demolition is announced; resists the move but eventually consents to return to the old chapel.
At Turnover Castle
Preaches a sermon about tabernacles and criticizes the Church of England after the chapel's demolition.

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