History of the Plymouth Athenaeum – Part 5

Although our activities may be restricted by the Covid-19 lockdown, during the next few weeks we will be telling the story of the Plymouth Athenaeum from its foundation in 1812 through to the 21st Century.

To do this, we will be drawing upon the book published in 2012 to mark the organisation’s 200th Anniversary.

Today, in Part 5, the ‘Class’ division that nearly destroyed the young Society…