The Gamble Institute and Cenotaph, Victoria Square, St. Helens
Introduction
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Image: © Michael Heavey Taken: 11 Nov 2006
The Gamble Institute and Library were donated to the Town by Sir David Gamble and opened on the 5th. November, 1896. The Gamble family were owners of a local chemical industry, the fallout from which did little for the health of the townsfolk.