OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Mornington

DATE1918

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.91

HISTORY

(Henry Gomm, fisherman, donated land for the Mechanics Institute and Church of England in Mornington before he settled in Somerville in 1866), the building was opened with a gala concert on New Years Eve 1885. It cost about 900 pounds to build, which was raised by public subscriptions. These buildings were a meeting place and centre of social activity eg libraries

DESCRIPTION

A copy of newspaper print showing front of Mechanics Institute with crowd gathering for Armistice Day 1918

SUBJECTS

Buildings, Libraries

KEYWORDS

Armistice, Buildings, Church of England, Free Library, Henry Gomm, Libraries, Mechanics, Mornington