Gardens · South Wales
Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall
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Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Ian S — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Newbridge · 1.7 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall, the nearest railway station is Newbridge, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is NP11 3BN. Please note that entry is paid.
About
Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall (The Institute and Memo) is an historical miners' institute, working men's club and multi-purpose community centre in Newbridge in South Wales which includes a memorial to those from the town who died in the World War I and World War II. It also houses a library, reading rooms, an art deco cinema, a Sprung floor dance floor and a theatre. The Hall was built in 1908 and in 1924 the Memorial Hall was added. The whole project was paid for from small contributions from the local miners.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
This community centre began when a group of local coal miners created a committee for the improvement of social conditions of miners in Newbridge in 1898. This committee occupied a room in the Beaufort Arms hotel in Bridge Street and later two rooms in a coffee tavern. Coal was vital to the economy and industry of Great Britain, and the Newbridge miners wanted to improve themselves in a world where the labour force was becoming more and more important. The miners committee moved to more spacious premises when the proprietor of a coffee shop in the village allocated two rooms in the institution. A workmen's institute was necessary to create greater social cohesion and other educational and…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6808, -3.1478
- District
- Caerphilly
- Parish
- Crumlin
- Postcode
- NP11 3BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Established
- 1908
- Nearest railway station
- Newbridge — 1.7 km
- Official site
- newbridge-memo.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8034994 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Theatres · 1.9 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall?
- Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP11 3BN), in the parish of Crumlin.
- What is Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall?
- Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Newbridge, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP11 3BN.
- When was Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall built?
- Built or established in 1908.
- Who owns Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall?
- Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall is owned by | current_tenants =.
- How do I get to Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Newbridge, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP11 3BN.