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A Magisterial and Police Guide: Being the Statute Law With Notes and References to the Most Recently Decided Cases, Relating to the Procedure, Jurisdiction, and Duties of Magistrates and Police Authorities; with an Introduction Showing the General Procedure Before Magistrates Both in Indictable and
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The building re-opened as a vintage and antiques emporium under new management in August 2013, but, after the business again faced financial difficulties, it changed hands in 2022. In the context of the
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Until the mid-19th century, corn merchants conducted their trade in the open air around the Market Cross, which was situated where the Clock Tower now stands, on the north side of the Market Place.
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finish and was completed in 1849. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto Exchange Street. The central bay, which was slightly projected forward, featured a
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at the corners. Internally, the principal room was the main hall, which was 70 feet (21 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) wide.
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In the early 1990s, the corn exchange closed and, after the fabric of the building began to deteriorate, it was put on the
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History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk, and the City and County of the City of Norwich, and the Diocese of Norwich
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hearings, and as a venue for public events including dances, regimental balls and
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in the late 19th century. The building instead served as the venue for
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in 1846, local leaders decided to commission a purpose-built
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Harleston
52°24′05″N 1°17′58″E / 52.4013°N 1.2995°E / 52.4013; 1.2995
Neoclassical style
Listed Building
Corn Exchange, Harleston is located in Norfolk
Harleston, Norfolk
listed building
Corn Laws
corn exchange
Norwich
neoclassical style
stucco
tetrastyle
portico
Tuscan order
entablature
cornice
architrave
fanlight
pilasters
Nikolaus Pevsner
Great Depression of British Agriculture
petty session
roller skating
Heritage at Risk Register
Bradley Lavelle
cost-of-living crisis
Corn exchanges in England
Historic England

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