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Tattersall

In 1905, the riding instructor Ernst Weiß commissioned the architect Albert Wolff to build the Tattersall, an indoor riding arena based on the English model, whose main façade faces Lehrstraße. The name goes back to the English stable master and riding instructor Richard Tattersall.

In addition to the hall, which was illuminated by large arched windows and had a wooden grandstand for 500 visitors, the building also had stalls for 80 horses. In the mid-1950s, riding lessons were opened to all horse lovers. As part of the redevelopment of the Bergkirchen district, the city converted the premises into a community center by 1982. After the renovation, the open, free-span roof truss and the exterior brick cladding still bear witness to the artistically appealing design of the building, which was inspired by English architecture.

Since the turn of the millennium, the Tattersall has been managed by the Verein für Förderkultur im Bergkirchenviertel as a cultural palace. The 400 m² hall in the historic building can accommodate 280 people. Among other things, it serves as a conference room and is used by numerous clubs, especially during the carnival season.

Literature

Sigrid Russ, editor, Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Cultural monuments in Hesse. Wiesbaden I.1 - Historical pentagon. Ed.: State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse, Stuttgart 2005 [p. 295].

Collection of newspaper clippings from the Wiesbaden city archives, "Tattersall".

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