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L''''Exeter Hall''' era un grande luogo di incontro pubblico sul lato nord dello [[Strand (Londra)|Strand]] nel centro di [[Londra]], di fronte all'[[Hotel Savoy]]. Dal 1831 al 1907 la Exeter Hall fu sede di molti grandi raduni di attivisti per varie cause, in particolare il [[Abolizionismo|movimento antischiavitù]] e l'incontro della Anti-Corn Law League nel 1846<ref>{{Treccani|anti-corn-law-league/|Anti-corn-law league|accesso = 13 agosto 2024|autore = |capitolo = |volume = |data = |cid = |citazione = }}.
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== Storia ==
[[19th-century London|London in the 19th century]] was the most populous city in the world, and yet its indoor meeting places were inadequate. The largest, the [[Freemasons' Hall, London|Freemasons' Hall]], could only fit about 1600 people, so a consortium decided that it was time to build a larger venue. Exeter Hall was erected between 1829 and 1831 to designs by [[John Peter Gandy]],<ref>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.</ref> the brother of the visionary architect [[Joseph Michael Gandy]]. The hall was built on the site of [[Exeter Exchange]], which had been famous for its menagerie of wild animals; prior to the Exeter 'Change, as it was known, the site had been occupied since the 16th century by part of [[Cecil House|Exeter House]] (formerly Burghley House and Cecil House), the [[Townhouse (Great Britain)|London residence]] of the [[Earl of Exeter|Earls of Exeter]].
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