A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in
British English
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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
historical
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landmarks.
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 ...
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 in 1846. They declined after the
Great Depression of British Agriculture
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in the late 19th century, and many exchange buildings were converted for other civic uses.
List of corn exchanges
Australia
*
Corn Exchange, Sydney
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
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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
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The Exchange, Bristol
* Bishop's Stortford Corn Exchange
* Bury St Edmund's Corn Exchange
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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
* Corn Exchange, Camborne
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Cambridge Corn Exchange
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Corn Exchange, Chichester
The Corn Exchange (also the Exchange Cinema and the Granada Exchange) is a Grade II* listed building in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Built in 1833, the building has also been used as a Granada plc, Granada cinema. It is currently leased to ...
* Cupar Corn Exchange
* Dalkeith Corn Exchange
* Corn Exchange, Devizes
* Corn Exchange, Exeter
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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 ...
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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 ...
* Corn Exchange,
Faringdon
* 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 ...
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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 Ingr ...
, originally opened as a Corn Exchange in 1863
* Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
* Corn Exchange, Kirkcaldy
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Leeds Corn Exchange
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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, known ...
* Corn Exchange, Lewes
* Corn Exchange, Lichfield
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Lincoln Corn Exchange
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Liverpool
Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...
Corn Exchange
* London Corn Exchange on
Mark Lane, the UK's primary agricultural exchange, which later became part of
Liffe.
* 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 ...
)
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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 ...
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Market Rasen Corn Exchange
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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 bypasses the town on the line ...
Corn Exchange
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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
Th ...
* Corn Exchange, Newport
* Corn Exchange, Preston
* Corn Exchange, Rochester
* Corn Exchange, Sheffield
* Corn Exchange, Sleaford
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St Ives Corn Exchange
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Corn Exchange, Tonbridge
* Corn Exchange, Tunbridge Wells
* Corn Exchange,
Wallingford
* Corn Exchange, Winchester
* Corn Exchange, Witney
United States
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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 ...
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Philadelphia Corn Exchange
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Sioux City Grain Exchange
See also
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Grain trade
The grain trade refers to the local and international trade in cereals and other food grains such as wheat, barley, maize, and rice. Grain is an important trade item because it is easily stored and transported with limited spoilage, unlike other ...
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Commodity market
A commodity market is a market that trades in the primary economic sector rather than manufactured products, such as cocoa, fruit and sugar. Hard commodities are mined, such as gold and oil. Futures contracts are the oldest way of investin ...
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