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Brechin / Regno Unito

Brechin è una cittadina di circa 7199 abitanti della Scozia centro-orientale, facente parte dell'area amministrativa dell'Angus. Tradizionalmente è considerata una città, sebbene non abbia tale status, per la presenza di una Cattedrale e per essere stata in epoca pre-Riforma sede di una diocesi della Chiesa Cattolica. Diede i natali allo scienziato Robert Watson-Watt.

Mechanics' institutes

Brechin / Regno Unito

Mechanics' institutes are educational establishments, originally formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men. Similar organisation are sometimes simply called "institutes". As such, they were often funded by local industrialists on the grounds that they would ultimately benefit from having more knowledgeable and skilled employees . The mechanics' institutes were used as "libraries" for the adult working class, and provided them with an alternative pastime to gambling and drinking in pubs.