Description: The Hall was 110 ft long, 59 ft wide and 40 ft high, It had a floor space of 8,400 sq ft. It was lit by 5 clusters of 81 gas jets. The balcony was fitted with easy cushioned stalls, and the ground floor with chairs. See R Iliffe and W Baguley's book 'Victorian Nottingham', Vol 14 The Mechanics Institute stood at the junction of Milton Street, Burton Street and Trinity Square, opposite the old entrance to Victoria Station (now Victoria Centre) and the Victoria Station Hotel. It comprised of a group of buildings; The Mechanic's Institute large hall, a members refreshment room, a former Baptist Chapel built in a Romanesque style which was purchased by the Mechanics in 1912 and was known as The Queens Hall. On march 26th the large hall became a cinema and was called Mechanics Pictures. (All these Victorian buildings have been demolished and replaced by Birkbeck House, a somewhat ugly 'modern' office block, which itself is again waiting for re-development. The Mechanics Institute was incorporated into this building.)