The exact date the reading rooms were built is unknown, but on the 2nd November 1895, at a meeting of the local Parish Council the Chairman raised the question of building a reading room. In May 1896 they had 4 Tenders to build it and one for the amount of £163 10s was sent to the Local Government Office for approval.
The Reading Rooms belonged to The Eltisley & Croxton Insitute which was founded in 1903. At that time the Institute had 57 members. It was closed as a reading rooms during the First World War and re-opened in the winter of 1918 for 3 nights a week increasing to 5 nights a week by 1926.
The rules of the Institute Reading Rooms were clear and strict, they included:
If you couldn’t follow these rules, you’d be kicked out - that's me gone!
Thanks for looking,
Rubex
The Reading Rooms belonged to The Eltisley & Croxton Insitute which was founded in 1903. At that time the Institute had 57 members. It was closed as a reading rooms during the First World War and re-opened in the winter of 1918 for 3 nights a week increasing to 5 nights a week by 1926.
The rules of the Institute Reading Rooms were clear and strict, they included:
- No intoxicating or other drinks shall be brought into the room.
- No other game of cards other than Whist is allowed.
- No gambling, no using bad language, no loud talking or laughing.
If you couldn’t follow these rules, you’d be kicked out - that's me gone!
Thanks for looking,
Rubex