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Title: Wednesbury as a manufacturing and commercial centre
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Wednesbury Town Council
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Publisher: London : Ed. J. Burrow
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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t is connected with the Town Hall, andis used in conjunction with that building for big social functions. The Public Library was erected in 1907-8, the sum of £5,000being contributed by Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the site having beenpresented by a deceased Mayor and Mayoress of the borough (Aid.and Miss Handley). (See page 27.) The Public Baths. The first PubUc Baths at Wednesbury wereerected in 1878, but were re-constructed and brought up-to-date in1913. They are situated in Walsall Street, about four minutes walkfrom Upper High Street. In Bridge Street is a commodious Drill Hall, now, of course,entirely in the hands of the Military, but formerly available for concertsand entertainments. Places of Indoor Amusement. The Hippodrome, formerly the Theatre Royal, in Upper HighStreet, seats betv/een 1,400 and 1,500 people, has an excellent stage,and is visited by good Companies. Also licensed for stage plays, music and dancing, the Town Hallis the scene of frequent entertainments in the winter.
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23 EDUCATION. SOCIAL LIFE. PUBLIC MARKET. There are two modern and handsome Picture Palaces—the PicturePalace, High Street, and the Picturedrome^ Walsall Street—and anadapted house known as the Borough Theatre, in Earps Lane. There are also the Wednesbury Borough Brass Band, the CrownTube Works Brass Band, and the Banjo and MandoHne Orchestra,whose performances are much appreciated. Schools. In addition to six Church Schools there are four Council Schoolswithin the borough, the largest and most modern being the HolyheadRoad Schools, which accommodate 1,200 scholars. Clubs and Institutions. The Conservative and Unionist Club in Walsall Street has a largeand well-appointed club house, which was re-built in 1904 at a costof £3,000. The Liberal Club is comfortably housed in an adaptedresidence in Church Street. The Woden Club, Russell Street, non-political and unsectarian in character, was opened in 1906 for thesocial intercourse of those who could afford to pay a higher subscription

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