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A History of the County of Oxford
… day-release courses in conjunction with the Evening Institute, prompted the foundation by the local education … Jan. 1869, letter to editor. For a short-lived Mechanics' Institute founded in 1838, above, intro. (social life). …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for closure of public houses on Sundays. 387 A mechanics' institute, established in 1838 with 160 members, was given … also supplying a reading room. The rector lectured to the institute that year, but it was not mentioned later and … was sold in 1968. 393 A non-denominational working men's institute at No. 52 High Street, rented from James Vanner …