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Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso
Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Woodmarket, Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland. The structure, which accommodates a health clinic, a dental practice and an online publisher, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the mid-18th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company to finance and commission a new corn exchange for the town. The site they selected was on the southeast side of Woodmarket, an area where merchants originally traded in timber. The foundation stone for the new building was in July 1855. It was designed by David Cousin in the Jacobethan style, built in rubble masonry with ashlar stone dressings at a cost of £3,000 and was opened in 1856. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto Woodmarket. The central bay featured an arched doorway with an archivolt and a square hood mould on the ground floor and a five-part mullioned and…
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- Coordinates
- 55.5986, -2.4323
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- TD5 7AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Established
- 1856
Sources
- wikidata: Q17840541 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corn Exchange, Kelso (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso?
- Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD5 7AT).
- When was Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Who owns Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso?
- Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso is owned by | website=.
- How do I get to Corn Exchange, 29 Woodmarket, Kelso?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD5 7AT. It sits within the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk parliamentary constituency.