‘Earnest students anxious to acquire a practical knowledge suited to the trade of the district’: the growth and development of the mechanics' institute movement with particular reference to Huddersfield 1824–1890

What is it about?

Nineteenth-century working-class textile workers receiving an elementary education whilst attending Huddersfield Mechanics' Institute.

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Why is it important?

Much debate about how successful mechanics' institutes were in Britain. Huddersfield Institute was one of the most successful ones in the country. The later gothic building is now part of the University of Huddersfield.

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