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The Athenaeum, Hartlepool


The Athenaeum is located on the corner of Church Street and Lynn Street in Hartlepool. It was originally built in 1851 as West Hartlepool Literary and Mechanics' Institute. There is a plaque dating the building to the right of the main doorway, by R.H. Robson (Land Agent to West Hartlepool Dock Co.). The Institute included a library, newsroom, classrooms and a laboratory. Victorian dignatories, including Charles Dickens, gave public lectures there. The building is now a private club on the first floor, with shops below. The Athenaeum is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Hartlepool Church Street Historic Buildings and Monuments in the Borough of Hartlepool 1851
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Hartlepool, Atheneum building on Church Street
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Lecture on Coal, carburetted hydrogen gas explosions in coal mines at the Atheneum, by William Hutton 30th November 1855.
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Athenaeum, Lynn Street, Hartlepool
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The Athenaeum
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The Athenaeum, Hartlepool - erected by public subscription, 1851
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The Athenaeum, Hartlepool - erected by public subscription, 1851
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List number: 1263433
List grade: 2
Grid ref: NZ5128332653
District: Tees Valley

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