Wakefield College
(1821-present)

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Wakefield College is a Further Education and Higher Education College in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It has provided education in the city since 1868. On 1 March 2022, the college merged with Selby College to form the 'Heart of Yorkshire Education Group', with the college retaining its identity but with an updated logo.

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Wakefield College built 1821-23 with a music saloon, library, newsroom, bank, baths and public dispensary. In 1855 it became the Mechanics' Institute and in 1910 the Institute of Literature and Science. The building was the city museum from 1955-2012.

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