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Following a refurbishment in 2007, the building was re-branded as the "Corn Exchange" recalling one of the uses of the earlier structure on the site. [6] The works, which cost £1.8 million, involved improvements to the auditorium on the first floor as well as the conversion of the ground floor into a sustainable "food emporium". [7]
The Brighton Dome is an arts venue in Brighton, England, that contains the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and the Studio Theatre (formerly the Pavilion Theatre). All three venues are linked to the rest of the Royal Pavilion Estate by a tunnel to the Royal Pavilion in Pavilion Gardens and through shared corridors to Brighton Museum.
The resulting trial attracted the world's press and resulted in crowds of sightseers making visits to the building, interfering with the corn trading. [2] [6] The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. [7]
The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. [5] It was subsequently used as a community events venue and, during the First World War and the Second World War , it served as billeting for soldiers.
It was acquired by a newly formed charity, the Corn Exchange Theatre Company, in 2001 and was extensively refurbished at a cost of £1 million between 2003 and 2008 to create a modern auditorium with raked seating. [8] The facade was restored to its original design in 2015. [9]
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 .
The first corn exchange in Bedford, later referred to as the "Floral Hall", was located in the north-east corner of St Paul's Square and was opened on 1 May 1850. [3] By the early 1870s, it was considered too small, and civic officials decided to commission a larger building. [1] The company that had commissioned the first corn exchange was ...
In the early 1860s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Romsey Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. [2] The site they selected was a prominent position at the top of The Hundred in a position lying close to the main Market Place. [3]