What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Holbeck Working Men's Club originally established in 1871, these purpose-built premises officially opened on Easter Monday 1878. Built at a cost of £1,1172, the club included rooms for refreshment, billiards and bagatelle and a lecture hall for 300 people. No other working men's club has been in continuous operation for so long. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
Holbeck Working Men's Club, established in 1871, is historically significant as one of the earliest purpose-built clubs for working-class men, offering recreational and educational activities; it remains the longest continuously operating such club.
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