Whitworth Institute

The Whitworth Institute
General information
Architectural style Free Tudor[1]
Coordinates 53°09′45.07″N 1°35′26.15″W / 53.1625194°N 1.5905972°W / 53.1625194; -1.5905972Coordinates: 53°09′45.07″N 1°35′26.15″W / 53.1625194°N 1.5905972°W / 53.1625194; -1.5905972
Groundbreaking 1889
Estimated completion 1890
Website
thewhitworthcentre.co.uk

The Whitworth Institute is a Grade II listed[2] building in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.[1]

It was funded by the estate of the late Sir Joseph Whitworth who lived in nearby Stancliffe Hall. The building is constructed of Staincliffe stone with green Westmorland slate.[2] By the end of May 1890 the builders had finished work, and the joiners had moved into the interior.[3] The building cost about £15,000[4] (equivalent to £1,490,000 in 2015).[5] and although completed by September 1890, was not formally opened until May 1891. It contained a large reading room, a billiard room, a smoke room and playroom on the east side, a small reading room on the west and a swimming bath 54 feet (16 m) by 22 feet (6.7 m). Upstairs there were two further reading rooms, and a large hall 60 feet (18 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide capable of seating 200 people.[6]

The Whitworth Institute was given to the people of Darley Dale and in 2009/10 underwent a £1.7m renovation to ensure its continued use for future generations.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 164. ISBN 0140710086.
  2. 1 2 Historic England, "Whitworth Institute (1247895)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 March 2017
  3. ↑ "The Whitworth Institute at Darley". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 30 May 1890. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "Darley Dale". Derby Mercury. England. 3 September 1890. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ UK Consumer Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth.com.
  6. ↑ "Gossip from the Peak". Derbyshire Courier. England. 24 May 1890. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ "Whitworth Institute Refurbishment". Peak District Online. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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