Layton Institute, Westcliffe Drive, Layton, Blackpool

The architects for the Institute were Messrs. Mercer and Duckworth A.R.I.B.A., A.M.C.I., architects and surveyors, of Dock Chambers, Fleetwood, and Westcliffe Drive Layton. On the ground floor of the club, the main entrance to which is in Westcliffe Drive, aro a ladies' room, conversation and reading rooms, and a billiards room, with executive offices. Provision is made for four billiards tables, two, of which are already installed, and around the room are upholstered recesses providing accommodation for card players. The main entrance hall gives access by a wide fireproof staircase to the assembly hall on the first floor. The hall has accommodation for nearly 700 people, and is equipped with refreshment-room, cloak-rooms, ante-rooms, and platform, and there is an additional fire-proof staircase from the hall. The membership of the Instituto is 400. [Blackpool Gazette 9 March 1926 page 4]

Reference    Blackpool Gazette 9 March 1926 page 4