Historic houses · East Midlands
Leicester Secular Hall
Leicester Secular Hall is a Grade II listed building in Leicester, England. It was built in 1881 for the city's Secular Society. The Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd was formed for its construction. The
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Leicester Secular Hall is a Grade II listed building in Leicester, England. It was built in 1881 for the city's Secular Society. The Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd was formed for its construction. The lead shareholder was Josiah Gimson, an engineer and councillor. Ownership of the Hall subsequently passed to the Leicester Rationalist Trust. The building is located in the centre of Leicester at 73 and 75 Humberstone Gate. It was designed by W Larner Sugden of Leek, Staffordshire. The frontage contains five busts depicting, in chronological order, Socrates, Jesus, Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Robert Owen.
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Leicester Secular Hall is a Grade II listed building in Leicester, England. It was built in 1881 for the city's Secular Society. The Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd was formed for its construction. The lead shareholder was Josiah Gimson, an engineer and councillor. Ownership of the Hall subsequently passed to the Leicester Rationalist Trust. The building is located in the centre of Leicester at 73 and 75 Humberstone Gate. It was designed by W Larner Sugden of Leek, Staffordshire. The frontage contains five busts depicting, in chronological order, Socrates, Jesus, Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Robert Owen.
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Background
History
It was claimed by F.J. Gould that the building of the hall was proposed in 1872 after George Holyoake (who coined the word "secularism") was refused the use of a public room for a lecture. However, Ned Newitt argues there is no evidence to support this claim; secularist had also meet regularly in public halls in Leicester since 1868 without issue. Instead, Newitt suggest the inspiration came from articles Holyoake published in 1871 where he laid out plans for a series of Secular Halls across the country. Leicester secularists liked the idea and thought it would attract public interest. The hall was opened on Sunday 6 March 1881. Josiah Gimson, Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant gave…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6363, -1.1289
- Address
- The Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB, UK.
- Phone
- +44 116 242 3560
- Established
- 1881
- Official site
- www.curveonline.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Leicester Secular Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leicester Secular Hall?
- Leicester Secular Hall is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
- When was Leicester Secular Hall built?
- Built or established in 1881.
- Who owns Leicester Secular Hall?
- Leicester Secular Hall is owned by Leicester Secular Society.