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Title: The Institute, Bishops Waltham [Go to resource]
Description: Built in 1898 as an Educational Institute and costing £1,800, this building on the corner of Bank Street and Shore Lane is now (2003) being demolished and replaced with residential flats. Originally it contained a library and reading room and classrooms for the teaching of technical, scientific and artistic subjects. Their was a public laundry room and bathrooms for the use of parishioners. It was built by the local firm, Hale Brothers. The pub opposite, The Mafeking Hero, is now an Indian take-away shop, but parts of the building date back to the 17th century when it was an inn. Reference: Biddell, B. (2002) Bishop's Waltham: a history. p.116-120 Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council Subjects: Bishops Waltham
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InstituteTemporal: start=1987-06-01; end=1987-06-30; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Derek Dine Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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