University Centre St Helens - Undergraduate Prospectus 2018

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OUR HERITAGE, OUR HISTORY

1897

The Corporation of St Helens accepted David Gamble’s offer of a plot of land at the corner of Hardshaw Street and Corporation Street and £20,000 to erect a free public library and technical school.

Beechams Factory was built for the production of Thomas Beecham’s famous pills.

Due to classes overflowing at The Gamble Institute, a new technical college was commissioned on Water Street.

The Gamble Institute (currently St Helens Central Library) was opened by Sir David Gamble to provide a home to education for future generations.