Assembly rooms [ Sports & Leisure / Associational culture / Dance, Music & Songs ]
… Dictionary of the English Language (London, 1795), p. 65. Access The assembly rooms were maintained through regular subscriptions from local residents and visitors to the town, a subscription which covered a series of assemblies for the year as well as refreshments. The presence of a subscription fee demarcates assembly rooms as elite, exclusive spaces open to those who could afford to pay. The …
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