Other places · North East England
Former Corn Exchange
In or near Berwick town walls.
Former Corn Exchange in England North East, United Kingdom.
Jennifer Petrie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 0.9 km
- Free entry
About
Former Corn Exchange 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.
Photo gallery
Official information
The Granary Gallery is located in a historic granary from 1769 within Berwick's Elizabethan Quay Walls. It features a variety of exhibitions throughout the year, showcasing modern and contemporary artists influenced by the Northumberland and Scottish borders.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Sandgate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The structure, which is now used as an apartment block, is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company, known as the "Berwick Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site that they selected was on the east side of Sandgate. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the chairman of the development committee, Robert Ramsay, on 27 June 1857. It was designed by John Johnstone of Newcastle upon Tyne in the Italianate style, built by Matthew Reed of Newcastle upon Tyne in ashlar stone at a cost of £5,000, and was officially opened with a public dinner on 28 June 1858. The original design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of eight bays…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7675, -2.0029
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Postcode
- TD15 1EA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Phone
- 01289 330 999
- Established
- 1858
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.visitberwick.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26660554 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corn Exchange, Berwick-upon-Tweed (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Former Corn Exchange?
- Former Corn Exchange is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 1EA), in the parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- What is Former Corn Exchange?
- Former Corn Exchange in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Former Corn Exchange?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 1EA.
- When was Former Corn Exchange built?
- Built or established in 1858.
- Who owns Former Corn Exchange?
- Former Corn Exchange is owned by | website=.
- Is Former Corn Exchange a protected site?
- Yes — Former Corn Exchange is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Former Corn Exchange?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 1EA.