Feather Market Hall - Revision history

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Ivor at 12:26, 4 February 2018

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Feather Market Conference Centre

Ivor at 10:00, 4 February 2018

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Ivor at 14:06, 3 February 2018

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Ivor at 13:58, 3 February 2018

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-The [[Feather Market Hall]] in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the marketplace. It seats 1000 people cinema style or can handle a banquet with up to 700 guests.
+The [[Feather Market Hall]] in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the marketplace. The building was officially opened by Sir Hercules Robinson to coincide with the opening of the South African Exhibition inside. It seats 1000 people cinema style or can handle a banquet with up to 700 guests.
 It served as an auction room during the ostrich feather boom lasting until World War I as well as a popular entertainment venue.
-The building has the unique distinction of being designed to fit the roof which was constructed in England under the supervision of the English civil engineer, Sir John Wolfe-Barry. The original plans were abandoned after construction of the roof had already started so the Council decided to design a new building and to retain the roof.
+The building has the unique distinction of being designed to fit the roof which was constructed in England under the supervision of the English civil engineer, Sir John Wolfe-Barry. The original plans were abandoned after construction of the roof had already started so the Council engaged William Henry Miles to design a new building to fit the roof.
 On June 15, 1893, Frank Henry Bradley inaugurated the new organ. Plans for the acquisition of an organ went back to the completion of the Town Hall when an organ fund was started and added to regularly.
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 On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.
 The original Feather Market Hall has been renamed the Selley Hall and is the largest and oldest venue in the Centre.
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 [[Margaret Harradine]]. 1995. ''Port Elizabeth: A Social Chronicle to the End of 1945''. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton Packaging (Pty) Ltd.
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 ''South African History Online'' [https://www.sahistory.org.za/places/feathermarket-hall-port-elizabeth].
-''Port Elizabeth, a social chronicle to the end of 1945'' by Margaret Harradine.
+[[Margaret Harradine]]. 1995. ''Port Elizabeth: A Social Chronicle to the End of 1945''. Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton Packaging (Pty) Ltd.
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	On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.		On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.
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−	~~THE SELLEY HALL~~

	The original Feather Market Hall has been renamed the Selley Hall and is the largest and oldest venue in the Centre.		The original Feather Market Hall has been renamed the Selley Hall and is the largest and oldest venue in the Centre.

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-The [[Feather Market Hall]] in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the market place. It served as an auction room during the ostrich feather boom lasting until World War I as well as a popular entertainment venue.
+The [[Feather Market Hall]] in Baakens Street, Port Elizabeth, was built between 1883 and 1885 as a natural extension to the marketplace. It seats 1000 people cinema style or can handle a banquet with up to 700 guests.
 The building has the unique distinction of being designed to fit the roof which was constructed in England under the supervision of the English civil engineer, Sir John Wolfe-Barry. The original plans were abandoned after construction of the roof had already started so the Council decided to design a new building and to retain the roof.
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 On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.

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-== Feather Market Conference Centre ==
+== Feather Market Convention Centre ==
-In 1993 the newly revamped building was reopened as the [[Feather Market Centre]] and is now a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.
+In 1993 the newly revamped building was reopened as the [[Feather Market Convention Centre]] and is now a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.
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	On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.		On September 16, 1893, Roger Ascham gave his first recital on the organ and on January 1, 1895, he was appointed as the new Town Organist. During his lifetime he gave over 1 000 organ recitals.
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		+	== Feather Market Conference Centre ==
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	In 1993 the newly revamped building was reopened as the [[Feather Market Centre]] and is now a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.		In 1993 the newly revamped building was reopened as the [[Feather Market Centre]] and is now a conference/exhibition centre and concert hall.

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 == Sources ==
-Urquhart, Colin 2002. ''Pictorial Port Elizabeth''. Hunters retreat, Port Elizabeth: Bluecliff Publishing.
+Urquhart, Colin 2002. ''Pictorial Port Elizabeth''. Hunters Retreat, Port Elizabeth: Bluecliff Publishing.
 ''South African History Online'' [https://www.sahistory.org.za/places/feathermarket-hall-port-elizabeth].