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Former Corn Exchange
Former Corn Exchange in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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.
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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.
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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…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7675, -2.0029
- Address
- Sandgate, Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Established
- 1858
- Official site
- www.visitberwick.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26660554 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corn Exchange, Berwick-upon-Tweed (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Former Corn Exchange?
- Former Corn Exchange is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was Former Corn Exchange built?
- Built or established in 1858.
- Who owns Former Corn Exchange?
- Former Corn Exchange is owned by | website=.