====== Blackwell Hall ======

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==== Triple minor version ====

Playford 1710; Bernard Bentley 1962. 

Video: https://upadouble.info/dance.php?id=BlackwellHall

<code>
A1 M1 between W2 and W3 to between C3 while
   W1 between M2 and M3 to between C2,
   C2 move up.
   Set to each other (TWICE?)
A2 C1 both cast R to 2nd place
   Cross R shoulder and turn L around W2 or M3 so M1 between C2, W1 between C3
   Set to each other.
B1 Cast over L shoulder and move to middle position proper and 
   hey on own side (R Shoulder from middle position, which is finishing point)
B2 4 changes of R&L (top 2 couples)
</code>

==== 3 couple set version ====

<code>   
A1 M1 between W2 and W3 to between C3 while
   W1 between M2 and M3 to between C2,
   Set to each other (TWICE?)
A2 C1 both cast R to 2nd place (C2 make room)
   Cross R shoulder and turn L around W2 or M3 so M1 
   between C2, W1 between C3. Set to each other.
B1 Cast over L shoulder and hey on own side (R Shoulder
   from middle position, which is finishing point)
B2 C1 and C3, 3 changes of R&L (bottom 2 couples)
</code>

Video: https://upadouble.info/dance.php?id=BlackwellHall-3Couple

==== Ottawa triple minor variant ====

My own attempt at a danceable choreography (2026-10-23)
us a triple minor proper as follows:

<code>
A1 M1 between W2 and W3 to between C3 while
   W1 between M2 and M3 to between C2,
   Set to each other TWICE
A2 C1 both cast R to 2nd place (C2 make room)
   Cross and turn L so M1 between C2, W1 between C3
   Set  TWICE
B1 Cast over L shoulder and hey on own side (R Shoulder
   from middle position, which is finishing point)
B2 4 changes of R&L (top 2 couples)
</code>

If danced as 3C set, actives move to bottom at end of
R&L and C3 move up. Suggest actives go down middle
and C3 up outside in case C1 is starting next round.

=== Origins ===

https://exploring-london.com/2015/03/27/lost-london-blackwell-hall/ says 
   A trade hall for the wool and cloth trade, Blackwell Hall, also known as 
   Bakewell Hall, once stood on the east side of Guildhall Yard in Basinghall 
   Street.