Bolbec Hall and the 'Lit & Phil', Westgate Road
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Description
"Showing Bolbec Hall (opposite), the Literary & Philosophical Society and Neville Hall [[1690255]]. Bolbec Hall was built in 1907 by Frank Rich for the Literary and Philosophical Society whose building (the 'Lit & Phil') is the Greek Revival building to the right [[1736286]]. Tyne and Wear HER (8708): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Bolbec Hall http://www.twsitelines.info The Society was established in 1793 and held innovative meetings including a demonstration of electric lighting by Sir Joseph Swan in 1880. Women members were admitted in 1804, and Robert Stephenson was President between 1855 and 1859. Rooms in the Bolbec Hall were let out to provide an income for the Society. Tyne and Wear HER (8977): Newcastle, Westgate Road, Literary and Philosophical Society http://www.twsitelines.info" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2010. -
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What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1693832
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
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Picture Taken: 2010-01-31 -
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