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Education, enlightenment and entertainment: Plymouth Mechanics' Institute
Derry's Cross
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 2SW
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Free
About us
Join us as our lecture programme continues on Thursday, 17th November (7.30pm) with a talk on Plymouth Mechanics' Institute 1825-1899.
Mechanics' institutes were established in all major towns and cities across the country. Plymouth Mechanics' Institute was part of the movement in the 1820s to spread education to the skilled and working classes.
The lecture, which will be given by Owen Ryles, Chief Executive of the Plymouth Athenaeum, looks into the Mechanics' Institute's foundation, glory days and eventual absorption into the Plymouth Athenaeum.
Owen is a Fellow of the The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, the Linnean Society and Zoological Society.
His previous talks include Walking through the storm: William Snow Harris v The Admiralty, Charles Hamilton Smith: Writer, Illustrator, Solider, Spy and Darwin, Dinosaurs and the Plymouth Athenaeum.
Entry is free and you can register at https://plymouthathenaeum.eventbrite.com
