The London Institution, Moorfields, London. Engraving.

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26309i
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The London Institution was founded in 1806. At first meetings were in a house, then a building was erected in Moorfields in 1819 at the behest of a number of charitable subscribers. As well as a fine library, the building housed a lecture room, used for scientific demonstrations. The Institution was demolished in 1936

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1 print : engraving ; image 5.5 x 9.8 cm

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London Institution, Finsbury

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B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983, number 154/34 [p.]

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Wellcome Collection 26309i

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