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39 High Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. PE29 3AQ map
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The Commemoration Hall was built in 1842 by Robert Fox, a local benefactor from Godmanchester, and was opened as the Scientific and Literary Institute. It was operated by a small body of Trustees until a major refurbishment in 1960 resulted in its being handed over to the Town Council for its long-term maintenance and operation.

This refurbishment was funded by public subscription and until recently there was a wooden plaque above the doors into the main hall, with the following inscription's

The Huntingdon Commemoration Hall
Provided by Public Subscription to Commemorate the fallen of this Borough in the Second World War 1939 – 1945.
Opened by Sir Roy Bucher KBE, CB, MC 6th January 1960.

How to get here

Once on Huntingdon Ring Road take the right-hand exit just before the Bus Station, turn right towards the Waitrose Car Park. Continue to the bottom of the road and the entrance to the public car park is to your right.

There is a walk-way from the car park to the main entrance of the hall, on the High Street.. (PS Car Parking is free in the evenings).

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Commemoration Hall Goes Digital!

The first phase of a stage lighting update plan has just been completed in a partnership project involving the Trustees of the Huntingdon Commemoration Hall Charity and users of the stage at the town centre community hall.

A Zero 88 Jester Control Desk has been installed complete with 4 off 6-way dimmer packs. This increases the number of circuits for stage lighting from 18 to 24, giving much needed expansion.

Communication between the desk and packs is now state of the art digital DMX, enabling direct control of the 24 channels and 12 auxiliary buttons, which can be used to trigger other DMX devices such as scrollers (to change the colour of the lights), smoke machines or strobes.

The next phase will involve replacing the actual lanterns themselves to use led lighting, which will reduce running costs (high efficiency) and can produce a spectrum of colour. The lighting bars themselves will also have to be up-dated.

Phase one was supported by Performing Arts at the Commemoration Hall (PatCH), Huntingdon Youth Theatre, Huntingdon Drama Club and the Charity itself.

A spokesman from Huntingdon Drama Club, whose performance of ‘A Fête Worse than Death’ by Richard James is to run at the Hall between 29th and 31st March 2012, said they were looking forward to “christening” the new system.

The newly installed equipment

Huntingdon Drama Club