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The Working Men's Club, East Road, 1974 (MoC565/74)

The Working Men’s Club and Institute

History of the Working Men's Club and Institute

1863 Mr and Miss Hopkin were the inspiration behind the club. In 1863 they started to collect subscriptions and issued a circular setting out plans “to erect a small Workmen’s Hall where members would be provided with coffee, books, newspapers and any quiet and proper amusement. Accommodation will be afforded for lectures, reading classes and singing classes.” (Down Your Street, 1984, p.117.)

1913

The Working Men’s Club and Institute, Herbert H Frohock, custodian

Cambridge Working Men’s Club c.1960s

The Working Men’s Club, East Road, 1974 (MoC606/74)

Fitzroy Street leads off to the left. Beyond the Club buildings have been demolished to widen the approach road to the roundabout.

Working Men’s Institute, East Road (MoC17.92.70)

Working Men’s Club East Road (date unknown)

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