The Prichard Jones Institute
The Prichard Jones Institute, opened in 1905at Newborough, Anglesey, may be described as a community centre for the people of Newborough. It consisted of a library, facilities for exhibitions, meetings and lectures. Also on the site were cottages which were made available to local elderly people, subject to certain criteria, who would also be paid a pension from a fund established by Sir John Prichard-Jones. The fund was financed through monies gained from a property in London, but unfortunately the property was destroyed through bombing during World War II. Without this fund the building has fallen into disrepair and requires renovation.
In 2006 the Pritchard Jones Institute was one of the buildings nominated for the BBC television show Restoration.
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