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Until the mid-19th century, corn merchants in the town traded their goods in the open, with sacks piled in the paved area around the market cross. The market cross, which had become unstable, was demolished in 1830. In the mid-19th century, the civic leaders in King's Lynn decided to commission a
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in the late 19th century. Instead, it became a community events venue, but the condition of the building declined significantly during the 1980s. After an extensive programme of refurbishment works costing £4.4 million to a design by Levitt
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re-opened as an events and concert venue in 1996. A new glass roof incorporated blinds designed by Sharon Ting depicting local history. Subsequent performers included the musician,
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stone and was completed in 1854. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto
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