2026-09-27T22:19:17+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/object643971816LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTEYA subscription club, usually with a library and newspaper room, established from c.1815-1860, their educational function gradually taken over by the public libraries in the later 19th century.1P