Records of Leeds Friends Adult Schools Central Committee 1896-1906

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Records of Leeds Friends Adult Schools Central Committee 1896-1906

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GB 206 Leeds University Library

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Society of Friends England Yorkshire History Sources

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Leeds Friends Adult Schools Central Committee.

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By the end of 19th century, there were three times as many Adult School members in Leeds than there were Friends. Over the period 1886 to 1901, the total membership of the five schools in Leeds (based at Burley Road, Carlton Hill, Great Wilson Street, Pontefract Lane and Woodhouse Carr) increased 21% from 585 to 709 members. This is accounted for by the fact that the schools in Burley Road and Woodhouse Carr opened in 1885 and 1887 respectively, both with 100s of members, and a new junior class ...