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Exeter Hall was a hall on the north side of The Strand, London, England. It was erected between 1829 and 1831 on the site of Exeter Exchange, to designs by John Peter Gandy,〔Howard Colvin, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects'', 3rd ed. (Yale University Press, 1995), ''s.v.'' "Gandy, afterwards Deering, John Peter". Exeter Hall was one of his last architectural commissions before inheriting a fortune, adopting the additional surname Deering and retiring to the country as a gentleman.〕 the brother of the visionary architect Joseph Michael Gandy. The site was formerly part of Exeter House, the London residence of the Earls of Exeter (formerly Burghley House and Cecil House), almost opposite the Savoy Hotel. The official opening date was 29 March 1831. The façade in The Strand featured a prominent recessed central extrance behind a screen of paired Corinthian columns set into a reserved Late Georgian front of housing over shopfronts. The smaller hall's auditorium could hold around 1,000 people, and the main hall's auditorium could hold more than 4,000 people.〔Anon, ''Random Recollections of Exeter Hall, in 1834–1837; by One of The Protestant Party'', James Nisbet and Co., (London), 1838, p.7.〕 Exeter Hall was used for holding religious and philanthropic meetings, including the ''Protestant Reformation Society'' (founded in 1827), and the ''Protestant Association'' (revived in 1835). On 30 June 1834 the South Australia Company hosted a huge 7-hour public meeting there to support the establishment of the free colony of South Australia.〔 http://www.exploringaustralia.com.au/history.php?s=adel〕 The meetings of the Anti-Slavery Society were also held there and such were the significance of the political meetings that the phrase "Exeter Hall" became a synonym for the Anti-Slavery lobby. In addition to its primary function as a meeting place, it functioned as the YMCA headquarters, and as a concert hall for the Sacred Harmonic Society. Hector Berlioz first conducted concerts in Exeter Hall in 1852, and he conducted again there in 1855.〔(Berlioz in London: Exeter Hall ).〕 Exeter Hall was torn down in 1907. The site where Exeter Hall used to be located is today occupied by the Strand Palace Hotel. ==A contemporary description== The following is from 1838:〔''Random Recollections of Exeter Hall, in 1834–1837; by One of The Protestant Party'', (1838), pp.5–13.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exeter Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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