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This week’s gem
Conway Hall
The last secular hall in London, unchanged since 1929.
Rationalist tradition · Ethical humanism · Chamber music · Public intellectual life
Conway Hall on Red Lion Square in Holborn is owned by the Conway Hall Ethical Society, which has been running public lectures and concerts here since 1929. The Sunday concerts are among the most affordable classical music in London. The library upstairs is open to anyone who asks.
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