Richard Ingleman and Assembly Rooms, Southwell blue plaque

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

The Assembly Rooms were designed and built in 1805 by Richard Ingleman and were used by the gentry and well-to-do for meetings, dances and entertainment. At this period Southwell was a social as well as administrative and ecclesiastical centre, so subscribers were attracted from a wide area. Fashion

able young men and women flocked to the dances, held on the first floor, while their elders enjoyed card games and society gossip.

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