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31: 168: 127: 277:. In the early 1990s, it was substantially remodelled at a cost of £900,000 with a large modern extension being added to the rear of the structure. Following completion of the works, the leader of South Kesteven District Council, Councillor Marjorie Clark, officially re-opened the complex on 4 September 1991. A further major programme of refurbishment works, which involved the creation of a community access point at the rear of the building, was completed at a cost of £600,000 in 2013. 134: 206:
in red brick with stone dressings at a cost of £2,000 and was officially opened on 13 October 1870. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of four bays facing onto Abbey Road. The central section of two bays featured a two-stage tower with round headed windows, flanked by short
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of differing sizes. Internally, the principal rooms were the hall keeper's accommodation, which was in the tower at the front, and the main hall behind, which was 75 feet (23 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) wide.
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In early 1870, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company, to be known as the "Bourne Public Hall and Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a purpose-built
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with an gable containing a stone shield inscribed with the words "Public Hall", while the right-hand bay was fenestrated on the first floor by three
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for the town. The site they selected, on the northeast side of Abbey Road, was leased to the proprietors of an old post office. The
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in 1876. It went on to be used for lectures, operas and theatrical events: performers included the American entertainer,
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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 building also served as a popular concert venue: the Irish
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in the late 19th century. Instead, it was adapted for use as a
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Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; Antram, Nicholas (1989).
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Commercial building in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
106: 96: 88: 51: 40: 23: 331:. Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology 382:. The Architect. 17 December 1870. p. 348. 133: 8: 353:Lincolnshire (Buildings of England Series) 155:is a commercial building in Abbey Road in 29: 20: 298: 244:Great Depression of British Agriculture 569:Commercial buildings completed in 1870 356:. Yale University Press. p. 174. 185:William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter 7: 14: 458:. 22 November 1938. p. 7390. 132: 125: 402:. London: Methuen. p. 31. 313:. 24 March 2013. Archived from 275:South Kesteven District Council 1: 398:British Agriculture 1875-1914 194:The building was designed by 202:, built by Robert Young of 595: 579:Corn exchanges in England 287:Corn exchanges in England 120: 116: 28: 393:Fletcher, T. W. (1973). 541:"Bourne Corn Exchange" 495:. A Portrait of Bourne 470:"Bourne Corn Exchange" 172: 107:Architectural style(s) 170: 141:Shown in Lincolnshire 35:Corn Exchange, Bourne 24:Corn Exchange, Bourne 574:Bourne, Lincolnshire 515:"New era for Bourne" 187:, whose seat was at 157:Bourne, Lincolnshire 493:"The Corn Exchange" 69: /  455:The London Gazette 222:-shaped roof with 173: 73:52.7680°N 0.3766°W 519:Lincolnshire Life 317:on 22 March 2018. 252:General Tom Thumb 181:lord of the manor 149: 148: 586: 553: 552: 550: 548: 537: 531: 530: 528: 526: 511: 505: 504: 502: 500: 488: 482: 481: 479: 477: 466: 460: 459: 446: 440: 439: 437: 435: 430:. 31 August 2015 420: 414: 413: 390: 384: 383: 374: 368: 367: 347: 341: 340: 338: 336: 325: 319: 318: 303: 248:ice skating rink 209:Corinthian order 200:Italianate style 136: 135: 129: 111:Italianate style 84: 83: 81: 80: 79: 78:52.7680; -0.3766 74: 70: 67: 66: 65: 62: 33: 21: 594: 593: 589: 588: 587: 585: 584: 583: 559: 558: 557: 556: 546: 544: 539: 538: 534: 524: 522: 521:. 1 August 2016 513: 512: 508: 498: 496: 490: 489: 485: 475: 473: 468: 467: 463: 448: 447: 443: 433: 431: 422: 421: 417: 410: 392: 391: 387: 376: 375: 371: 364: 349: 348: 344: 334: 332: 327: 326: 322: 305: 304: 300: 295: 283: 257:The Quaker Girl 165: 145: 144: 143: 142: 139: 138: 137: 77: 75: 71: 68: 63: 60: 58: 56: 55: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 592: 590: 582: 581: 576: 571: 561: 560: 555: 554: 532: 506: 483: 461: 441: 415: 409:978-1136581182 408: 385: 369: 363:978-0300096200 362: 342: 320: 297: 296: 294: 291: 290: 289: 282: 279: 236:lancet windows 189:Burghley House 164: 161: 147: 146: 140: 131: 130: 124: 123: 122: 121: 118: 117: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 53: 49: 48: 42: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 591: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 566: 564: 542: 536: 533: 520: 516: 510: 507: 494: 491:Needle, Rex. 487: 484: 471: 465: 462: 457: 456: 451: 445: 442: 429: 425: 419: 416: 411: 405: 401: 400: 397: 389: 386: 381: 380: 379:Works in hand 373: 370: 365: 359: 355: 354: 346: 343: 330: 324: 321: 316: 312: 308: 302: 299: 292: 288: 285: 284: 280: 278: 276: 272: 271: 266: 261: 259: 258: 253: 249: 245: 240: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 210: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 177:corn exchange 171:The main hall 169: 162: 160: 158: 154: 153:Corn Exchange 128: 119: 115: 112: 109: 105: 102: 99: 95: 91: 87: 82: 54: 50: 47: 43: 39: 32: 27: 22: 19: 545:. Retrieved 543:. Venue4Hire 535: 523:. Retrieved 518: 509: 497:. Retrieved 486: 474:. Retrieved 464: 453: 444: 432:. Retrieved 428:Bourne Local 427: 418: 399: 395: 388: 378: 372: 352: 345: 333:. Retrieved 323: 315:the original 311:Bourne Local 310: 301: 268: 262: 255: 241: 228:weather vane 196:Charles Bell 193: 174: 152: 150: 101:Charles Bell 44:Abbey Road, 18: 450:"No. 34573" 224:brattishing 214:supporting 76: / 52:Coordinates 563:Categories 472:. Set List 293:References 270:Thin Lizzy 61:52°46′05″N 265:rock band 216:voussoirs 212:pilasters 97:Architect 64:0°22′36″W 547:6 August 525:6 August 499:6 August 476:6 August 434:6 August 335:6 August 329:"Bourne" 281:See also 41:Location 220:pyramid 204:Lincoln 198:in the 163:History 406:  360:  226:and a 46:Bourne 232:porch 89:Built 549:2023 527:2023 501:2023 478:2023 436:2023 404:ISBN 358:ISBN 337:2023 151:The 92:1870 565:: 517:. 452:. 426:. 309:. 267:, 183:, 551:. 529:. 503:. 480:. 438:. 412:. 366:. 339:.

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Bourne
52°46′05″N 0°22′36″W / 52.7680°N 0.3766°W / 52.7680; -0.3766
Charles Bell
Italianate style
Corn Exchange, Bourne is located in Lincolnshire
Bourne, Lincolnshire

corn exchange
lord of the manor
William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter
Burghley House
Charles Bell
Italianate style
Lincoln
Corinthian order
pilasters
voussoirs
pyramid
brattishing
weather vane
porch
lancet windows
Great Depression of British Agriculture
ice skating rink
General Tom Thumb
The Quaker Girl
rock band
Thin Lizzy
South Kesteven District Council

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