A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in

British English British English (BrE, en-GB, or BE) is, according to Lexico, Oxford Dictionaries, "English language, English as used in Great Britain, as distinct from that used elsewhere". More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in ...

denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns and cities across England until the 19th century, but as the trade became centralised in the 20th century many such buildings were used for other purposes. Several have since become

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. In the United States, the

Minneapolis Grain Exchange The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) is a commodities and futures exchange of grain products. It was formed in 1881 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States as a regional cash marketplace to promote fair trade and to prevent trade abuses in whe ...

is still used to manage the commodities and futures exchange of grain products.

History in England

Corn exchanges were initially held as open markets normally controlled by the town or city authorities. Dedicated corn exchanges start appearing in the earlier part of the 18th century, increasing greatly following the repeal of the

Corn Laws The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. The word ''corn'' in British English denotes all cereal grains, including wheat, oats and barley. They were ...

in 1846. They declined after the

Great Depression of British Agriculture The Great Depression of British Agriculture occurred during the late nineteenth century and is usually dated from 1873 to 1896. Contemporaneous with the global Long Depression, Britain's agricultural depression was caused by the dramatic fall in gr ...

in the late 19th century, and many exchange buildings were converted for other civic uses.

List of corn exchanges

Australia

Corn Exchange, Sydney The Corn Exchange is a heritage-listed former market building located at 173–185 Sussex Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by George Mc ...

Canada

Winnipeg Grain Exchange The Winnipeg Grain Exchange (Known too as ''ICE Futures Canada'') was established in 1887, and dissolved in 1986. It was also the predecessor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. List of presidents :''This table represents the list of presidents ...

Ireland

* The Corn Exchange, Dublin, a Commedia dell'arte theatre company founded in 1995 in Dublin. The Corn Exchange, Athy, Kildare, now a court house.

United Kingdom

''See also'':

Corn Exchanges in England Corn exchanges are distinct buildings which were originally created as a venue for corn merchants to meet and arrange pricing with farmers for the sale of wheat, barley, and other corn crops. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal ...

Microcosm of London Plate 033 - Corn Exchange (tone)

The Exchange, Bristol The Exchange is a Grade I listed building built in 1741–43 by John Wood the Elder, on Corn Street, near the junction with Broad Street in Bristol, England. It was previously used as a corn and general trade exchange but is now used as offic ...

* Bishop's Stortford Corn Exchange * Bury St Edmund's Corn Exchange *

Corn Exchange, Bedford Bedford Corn Exchange is an events and concert venue located on St Paul's Square in the Castle area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. History of the Corn Exchange The building (constructed in 1874) was designed to be a concert venue and meeti ...

* Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum. Se
The Corn Exchange
* Corn Exchange, Brighton. See

Brighton Dome The Brighton Dome is an arts venue in Brighton, England, that contains the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and the Studio Theatre (formerly the Pavilion Theatre). All three venues are linked to the rest of the Royal Pavilion Estate by a tunnel to ...

* Corn Exchange, Camborne *

Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge Corn Exchange is a concert venue located in Cambridge, England with a capacity up to 1,681 people. Construction The site, on the corner of Wheeler Street and Corn Exchange Street, was earmarked for a new Corn Exchange in 1868 to repla ...

* Corn Exchange, Chichester * Cupar Corn Exchange * Dalkeith Corn Exchange * Corn Exchange, Devizes * Corn Exchange, Exeter *

Doncaster Corn Exchange The Corn Exchange is a trading space and events venue in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange, is part of a Grade II* listed complex. History The first corn exchange in Doncaster was a ...

Edinburgh Corn Exchange The Edinburgh Corn Exchange is a conference, banqueting, wedding, sports and live music venue in the Chesser suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The maximum dinner capacity is 1,000 guests and for concerts 3,000 spectators. History The building was er ...

* Corn Exchange,

Faringdon Faringdon is a historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, south-west of Oxford, north-west of Wantage and east-north-east of Swindon. It extends to the River Thames in the north; the highest ground is on the Rid ...

* Corn Exchange, Haverhill * Corn Exchange, Hitchin * Corn Exchange,

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

Palace Theatre (Kilmarnock) The Palace Theatre & Grand Hall Complex is a mutli-purpose entertainment arena complex in Kilmarnock, which was originally opened as a corn exchange in 1863 and converted to a theatre in 1903. The red-sandstone Italianate tower, by James Ingra ...

, originally opened as a Corn Exchange in 1863 * Corn Exchange, King's Lynn * Corn Exchange, Kirkcaldy *

Leeds Corn Exchange The Leeds Corn Exchange is a Victorian building and former corn exchange in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which was completed in 1863. It is a grade I listed building. History The Corn exchange was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, a Hull arc ...

Leicester Corn Exchange Leicester Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. The structure, which currently operates as a public house, is a grade II* listed building. History The first building on the site, kno ...

* Corn Exchange, Lewes * Corn Exchange, Lichfield *

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

Corn Exchange *

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

Corn Exchange * London Corn Exchange on Mark Lane, the UK's primary agricultural exchange, which later became part of

Liffe The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE, pronounced 'life') was a futures exchange based in London. In 2014, following a series of takeovers, LIFFE became part of Intercontinental Exchange, and was renamed ICE F ...

. * Corn Exchange, Maidstone (see the

Hazlitt Theatre The Hazlitt Theatre is the main theatre in Maidstone, Kent. It was named after William Hazlitt, the famous essayist, who was born in Maidstone in 1778. It opened in 1955. It presents a varied programme of professional drama, comedy, music etc. as ...

) *

Corn Exchange, Manchester Corn Exchange, Manchester is a grade II listed building in Manchester, England. The building was originally used as a corn exchange and was previously named the Corn & Produce Exchange, and subsequently The Triangle. Following the IRA bomb in 1 ...

Market Rasen Market Rasen ( ) is a town and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The River Rase runs through it east to west, approximately north-east from Lincoln, east from Gainsborough, 14 miles (23 km) west of Louth ...

Corn Exchange *

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

Corn Exchange *

Corn Exchange, Newbury The Corn Exchange is an events and concert venue located in the Market Place in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange and is now used as an events venue, is a Grade II listed building. History T ...

* Corn Exchange, Newport * Corn Exchange, Preston * Corn Exchange, Rochester * Corn Exchange, Sheffield * Corn Exchange, Sleaford *

St Ives Corn Exchange The Corn Exchange is a commercial building on The Payment in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as an events venue, is a Grade II listed building. History In the mid-19th century, a group of local business ...

Corn Exchange, Tonbridge The Corn Exchange is a former chapel, trading facility and military installation at Bank Street (formerly Back Street) in Tonbridge, Kent. History The building was originally commissioned as a chapel for the Independent Congregationalists and ...

* Corn Exchange, Tunbridge Wells * Corn Exchange, Wallingford * Corn Exchange, Winchester * Corn Exchange, Witney

United States

* Philadelphia Corn Exchange *

Sioux City Grain Exchange The Sioux City Grain Exchange (SCGX) was a cash commodity market in Sioux City, Iowa that primarily traded corn, wheat, oat, and soybean. It was established in 1907 as the Sioux City Board of Trade, named the "fastest growing grain market in the w ...

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