Wakefield Friends Adult School.

An Adult School was set up by Friends in the Thornhill Street Meeting House in Wakefield in 1871; classes for women were also offered from 1895. By 1902, there were 116 men, women and children on the register. A Sick Club and a Savings Fund were in existence by 1884, and annual teas were being held. In 1888, a Young Men's Improvement and Debating Society was also formed, but held meetings irregularly. A branch school based in Westgate board school was opened in November 1894. There was also an adult school in the New Scarborough area of Wakefield from the early 20th century.