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The Watson Institute
https://www.castlecarrock.com/index.php/about-castle-carrock/village-hall
The Watson Institute (also known as the Watson Hall or Village Hall) was erected in 1897 at a cost of £1,500 by James Proctor Watson, Esq. It was given to the village as a public hall, free library and reading room, supplied with 700 books. Papers and periodicals were also supplied by Lady Carlisle.
JP Watson was the son of John Watson who, in his youth, travelled to India with his brother William. They later returned to Cumbria with their fortunes. In 1875 William purchased Holme Eden, the former Dixon mansion at Warwick Bridge and John built Gelt Hall as his residence at Castle Carrock. Both men are commemorated by a stained-glass windows in the St. Peters Church in the village.
The Watson Institute is now a Grade II listed building and is used as the village hall for the local community. We recently spent the best part of 2 years working on repairs to the building. It now has a new floor, new lighting, new electrics and has been completely underpinned and waterproofed with lime mortar. We´ve also got rid of a lot of the clutter on the inside of the building.
Address: Castle Carrock, Brampton, Cumbria
Postcode: CA8 9LT
Area/Nearest station: Brampton
Facebook name: https://www.facebook.com/TheWatsonInstituteinCastleCarrock/
