page_title: Corn exchanges in England
section_title: Hampshire
hierarchical_section_title: Corn exchanges in England / Corn exchanges listed by Ceremonial Counties of England / Hampshire
caption_attribution_description: English: Willis Museum
context_page_description: 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 grains, such as wheat and barley. With the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846, a large number of corn exchanges were built, particularly in the corn-growing areas of Eastern England. However, with the fall in price of English corn as a result of cheap imports, corn exchanges virtually ceased to be built after the 1870s. Increasingly they were put to other uses, particularly as meeting and concert halls. Many found a new lease of life in the early 20th century as cinemas, Following the Second World War, many could not be maintained and they were demolished. In the 1970s their architectural importance came to be appreciated, and most of the surviving examples are listed buildings. Most of the surviving corn exchanges have now been restored, and many have become arts centres, theatres or concert halls.
context_section_description: Basingstoke
  The corn exchange,  Corn Market, Romsey. (1864). Each front is 3 bays wide, divided by composite pilasters, with moulded entablature; stuccoed plinth. Band between 1st and ground floors. North and south fronts formerly had balustraded parapets and cornice. The east front has a central pediment with a  tympanum  decorated with gilded sheaves, pitchfork and sickle. Listed Grade II*.
  The corn exchange, Winchester
caption: Willis Museum, Basingstoke. Former corn exchange
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