Leicester Secular Hall
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Leicester Secular Hall | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Free Flemish Renaissance |
Address | The Secular Hall, 75 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB, UK. |
Coordinates | 52.636325°N 1.128842°W / 52.636325; -1.128842 |
Current tenants | Leicester Secular Society |
Opened | 1881 |
Client | Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd; Leicester Secular Society |
Owner | Leicester Secular Society |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | W. Larner Sugden |
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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.[1]
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.[1]