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A History of the County of Oxford
… unanimously 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 …
A History of the County of Essex
… Library facilities were provided consecutively by a Free Institute 1872-82, a Reading Club 1883-1914, and by the … of Charles G. Nottage 1852-94, yacht owner, the Nottage institute, including a library, was established in 1897 on …