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'A pool of Bethesda': Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall

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'A pool of Bethesda': Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall. / Connelly, Angela.
In: Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Vol. 89, No. 1, 22.08.2012, p. 105-125.

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Connelly, A 2012, ''A pool of Bethesda': Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 89, no. 1, pp. 105-125. https://doi.org/10.7227/BJRL.89.1.5

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Connelly, A. (2012). 'A pool of Bethesda': Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall. Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 89(1), 105-125. https://doi.org/10.7227/BJRL.89.1.5

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Connelly A. 'A pool of Bethesda': Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall. Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 2012 Aug 22;89(1):105-125. doi: 10.7227/BJRL.89.1.5

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Connelly, Angela. / 'A pool of Bethesda' : Manchester's first Wesleyan Methodist Central Hall. In: Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 2012 ; Vol. 89, No. 1. pp. 105-125.

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