1899 – Proposal for Victoria Institute, Wadhurst, Sussex

Architect: J. Bartlett

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“Our illustration shows a proposed institute to be erected at Wadhurst. It is planned for a site sloping rapidly from the main road, and contains, in the basement, billiard-room, gymnasium, lavatories, kc, and caretaker’s rooms ; on the ground floor, entrance-hall, with cloak-room, &c., library, kitchen, and bar, with servery ; also play-room and reading-room, the latter rooms divided by a movable screen, so as to form one large hall for entertainments. The drawing is now on exhibition at the Royal Academy. The architect is Mr. J. Bartlett, JLS.A.” Published in The Building News, June 9 1899

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