Theatres · South East England
Corn Exchange
Corn Exchange is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Corn Exchange is a working theatre in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap as a public performance venue. Coordinates: 51.4007°, -1.3226°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kennet SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Corn Exchange is an events and concert venue located in the Market Place in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange and is now used as an events venue, is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The first location where merchants could trade in agricultural products in Newbury was a guildhall in the Market Place which was completed in 1611. After becoming very dilapidated and an obstruction to traffic, it was demolished in 1828. The current building was designed by James Dodd in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £6,000 and was officially opened on 4 June 1862. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the Market Place. The central bay featured a round headed doorway with an archivolt and a keystone while the outer bays were fenestrated by round headed windows with archivolts and keystones. All three bays were decorated by…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4007, -1.3226
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Newbury
- Postcode
- RG14 5BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Established
- 1862
- Nearest railway station
- Newbury — 0.3 km
- Official site
- cornexchangenew.com
Sources
- osm: w229636728 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Corn Exchange, Newbury (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Newbury Corn Exchange 27-04-05.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corn Exchange?
- Corn Exchange is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG14 5BD), in the parish of Newbury.
- When was Corn Exchange built?
- Built or established in 1862.
- Who owns Corn Exchange?
- Corn Exchange is owned by | website= {{URL|https://cornexchangenew.com/}}.
- Is Corn Exchange a protected site?
- Yes — Corn Exchange is part of the River Kennet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Corn Exchange?
- The nearest railway station is Newbury, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG14 5BD.