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Trading in corn finished completely in 1983 and, following a refurbishment costing £3.5 million, the building re-opened in September 1993. An independent charity, the Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust, took over management of the building in June 2000.
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The first location where merchants could trade in agricultural products in Newbury was a guildhall in the Market Place which was completed in 1611. After becoming very dilapidated and an obstruction to traffic, it was demolished in 1828.
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stone at a cost of £6,000 and was officially opened on 4 June 1862. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the Market Place. The central bay featured a round headed doorway with an
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In the late 19th century, many important celebrations took place in the corn exchange. A promenade concert was held there on 10 March 1863 to celebrate the marriage of the
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in the late 19th century. The building became an events and concert venue in the mid-20th century and, in May 1966, performers included the band,
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while the outer bays were fenestrated by round headed windows with archivolts and keystones. All three bays were decorated by
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playing with members of a support act. Moon suffered a black eye and an injured leg in the ensuing
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The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the
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The History of the Ancient Town and Borough of Newbury in the County of Berks
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Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the WHO 1958–1978
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is an events and concert venue located in the Market Place in
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The current building was designed by James Dodd in the
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Newbury
51°24′02″N 1°19′23″W / 51.4006°N 1.3230°W / 51.4006; -1.3230
Neoclassical style
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Listed Building
Corn Exchange, Newbury is located in Berkshire
Newbury
Berkshire
corn exchange
listed building
neoclassical style
ashlar
archivolt
keystone
paterae
Corinthian order
entablature
pediment
quatrefoil
tympanum
Prince of Wales
Princess Alexandra
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Catherine, Countess of Carnarvon
Lady Loyd-Lindsay
Great Depression of British Agriculture
The Who
Keith Moon
John Entwistle

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