Richard Ingleman and Assembly Rooms, Southwell blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: 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. Fashionable young men and women flocked to the dances, held on the first floor, while their elders enjoyed card games and society gossip.

Richard Ingleman designed and built the Assembly Rooms in Southwell in 1805, which became a significant social hub for the local gentry and well-to-do, reflecting Southwell's importance as a cultural center during the early 19th century.