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A History of the County of Oxford
… mentioned in 1787 and the 1820s. 64 The Woodstock Literary Institute, at first called the Mechanics' Institute, was established c. 1852 with 60 subscribers and a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… not carried through, 81 but when the Woodstock Literary Institute was closed in 1894 the corporation bought the books … 90, p. 382. Ibid. 102, pp. 271, 287, 323; file 125. For Institute, above, Intro. Boro. Mun. file 125; Kelly's Dir. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… bank; a public subscription library is supported, and a mechanics' institute was established in 1827. The market is on Thursday. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Atheneum was founded in January, 1829, on the plan of the mechanics' institutions; the building was erected in 1834, by …