The Workmen's Hall in Whitburn Street/Calver Street, was erected by public subscription in 1868. It had on the ground floor reading rooms, class and club rooms, smoking, billiared, and bagatelle rooms and apartments for a housekeeper. On the first floor was a large hall, capable of seating about 880 persons, and a smaller room to seat 180 persons. >From Kelly's 1890 Directory of Durham www.historicaldirectories.org, always a good source of information. Go to http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm and put the coords 439865, 557910 in search and it will centre the map on the location Stan On 13 February 2010 18:58, ROB SHEPHERD <robshepherd1974@googlemail.com>wrote: > Where was Monkwearmouths Workingmens Hall? I believe opened in 1873. > > Thanks > > Rob > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >