The Mechanics Institute in 1972 facing towards
Bradford City Hall. Part of the Jack Booth collection.
The building was formally opened in October 1871
by Rt Hon. W.E. Forster M.P. It was built at a cost of £36,000
and comprised classrooms, a School of Art, a Reading Room and
Library, and a Lecture Hall.
The Programme of Lectures & Classes,
Session 1879-80
Terms of membership:
Life members = 10 guineas
Members above 21 years of age = £1 p.a
Ladies = 8 shillings p.a
Lectures
October 4, 1879 - J.N.Ellaby, Esq. - 'Introductory Lecture on
Elocution'
October 21 - J. DeKewer Williams, Esq. - 'Hats In General and
Some In Particular'
November 4 - Recitals 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens
Classes
Elementary (2 shillings per quarter for non-members) - Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic
Terms - Artisan members 5 shillings per quarter, Middle class
members 10s.6d per quarter.
Evening Classes - Botany, Applied Mechanics, Magnetism and Electricity
Day Classes - Porcelain Painting
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