OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mechanics Institute, Main Street, Mornington

DATE1995

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.174

HISTORY

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, Mechanics Institutes were meeting places and centres of social activity,
eg libraries

DESCRIPTION

A view of the Mechanics Institute in Main Street Mornington

SUBJECTS

Architecture, Civic Establishments, Mechanics Institutes

KEYWORDS

Architecture, Civic Establishments, Main Street, Mornington, Mechanics Institute, Mechanics Institutes