Oxford: Holywell Music Room

Country: England, United Kingdom
Historic County: Oxfordshire
City: Oxford
Location: Holywell Street

Chamber concert hall, built 1748 after a design by Dr Thomas Camplin. Opened 1748. Ocassionally used for plays. Organ by John Donaldson (1790). Holywell Music Room is the oldest surviving purpose-built concert hall in Europe.

Links: www.music.ox.ac.uk, Theatres Trust, Wikipedia

Oxford: Holywell Music Room Reverse Text: "Oxford, Holywell Music Room"
Publisher: Thomas Photos, Oxford; 387
Size: Modern
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