Gardens · East of England
Halifax Building Society
In or near Great Hallingbury.
Halifax Building Society — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Des Blenkinsopp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop's Stortford · 0.7 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Halifax Building Society is a garden of interest in england-london, 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 the Market Square in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. The structure now accommodates shops and offices. It is a Grade II listed building under the name Halifax Building Society.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the early 1820s, a group of local businessmen decided to form a private company to finance and commission a corn exchange for the town. The site they selected in the Market Square was occupied by the King's Head Inn which dated from 1680. The new building was designed by Lewis Vulliamy in the Greek Revival style, built in Roman concrete and completed in 1828. The main structure was erected above a podium which projected to the north and south. The north end of the podium, which was circular, provided access to the main trading floor through a small porch, which was surmounted by a statue of the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres. Set back, high above the podium, there was a tetrastyle…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8711, 0.1588
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- Bishop's Stortford
- Postcode
- CM23 3XF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Established
- 1828
- Nearest railway station
- Bishop's Stortford — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26396462 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corn Exchange, Bishop's Stortford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Halifax Building Society?
- Halifax Building Society is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CM23 3XF), in the parish of Bishop's Stortford.
- What is Halifax Building Society?
- Halifax Building Society — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Halifax Building Society?
- The nearest railway station is Bishop's Stortford, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode CM23 3XF.
- When was Halifax Building Society built?
- Built or established in 1828.
- Who owns Halifax Building Society?
- Halifax Building Society is owned by | website=.
- How do I get to Halifax Building Society?
- The nearest railway station is Bishop's Stortford, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM23 3XF.