Morton War Memorial Institute


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Reference WMO/166423

Address:

11 Main Street

East Morton

Keighley

BD20 5SP

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Hall
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The Village Institute started life in 1828 as a Wesleyan Chapel doubling up as a Methodist School, known as The British School. In 1846 it was sold for £ 150 to the Non-Conformist Church and, in turn, the school became non-conformist. The headmaster did not receive a salary but took his fees from the 1/= (5p) paid by each scholar for a week's tuition. The village suffered from closure of many of its mills through the late 1800/early 1900 period as a result of depression in the wool industry, fire and other events. Consequently the population of the village also declined and The British School eventually closed around 1914. Thus the building remained virtually unused until after the First World War. In November 1919, after the Peace Celebrations, the Board of Education gave its consent for a Memorial Hall to be built onto the back of the original building. The front portion was then adapted for use as a billiard and club room. The cost of the extension and conversions was met from public subscriptions. The building from then on became known as East Morton War Memorial Village Institute. Plaques commemorating those from the village killed in both world wars are mounted at the front entrance.
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