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| HER Number | MWB15923 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury |
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Summary
Grade II listed 19th century building, converted to a theatre in 1993
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1210588: CORN EXCHANGE
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 256
SU 4720 6706 - Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): 1/267 Corn Exchange
1861-2. Architect J.S. Dodd. One giant storey, monumental ashlar building. Three bay front divided by pairs of Corinthian pilasters. Round headed openings on ground floor. Circular plaques over. Round panel in tympanum of pediment. Ornaments on acroteria.
Monument Type(s):
- CONCERT HALL (Mid to Late 19th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1862 AD to 1988 AD)
- CORN EXCHANGE (Mid to Late 19th century to Late 20th century - Present - 1862 AD to 1983 AD)
- THEATRE (Late 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1993 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Grade II listed building built circa 1861-2. Italianate style. Monumental <1>. Used for Corn dealing until 1983, but also for public events <3>. Research on the building by staff at West Berkshire Museum (later Heritage Service) has been produced in a couple of formats <2><4>. The Corn Exchange was designed by J S Dodd, converted and extended by Lyons, Sleeman & Hoare in 1993 <6> <7>.
Sources and further reading
| <00> | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. 1/267. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| <00> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). ?-present. NMR Buildings Files on Historic England Archive. BF104870. [Index / SWB147173]
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/ (Accessed 21/04/2020) |
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | Cannon, P and Higgott, A. 1988. Corn Exchange. [Unpublished document / SWB13444] |
| <03> | Theatres Trust Friends Newsletter 30. 1993. Newbury Corn Exchange. p24-25. [Article in serial / SWB13445] |
| <04> | West Berkshire Heritage Service. 2001. Discover Newbury… The Corn Exchange. [Unpublished document / SWB14209] |
| <05> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). p130. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
| <06> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p182. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <07> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p396. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <08> | West Berkshire Museum. 2006. Heritage Guide No 7 - Town Hall and Corn Exchange. [Unpublished document / SWB148024] |
| <09> | The Borough Museum, Newbury. 1973. Newbury Buildings Past and Present. p45, Illust p56. [Monograph / SWB12937] |
| <10> | Various. 1980-1999?. Listed Building Photos taken by Newbury District Conservation Officers. Not aerial photo. [Photograph / SWB148754] |
| <11> | Peacock, D. 03/07/2016. Correspondence from David Peacock to West Berkshire HER about his research on James Money. 2016 WBC Network. 33. [Unpublished document / SWB149196] |
| <12> | British Geological Survey. 2017. Strategic Stone Study: BGS Enhanced Listings. WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB149695] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1719 | The Strategic Stone Study |
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