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stone and was completed on the east side of Mark Lane in 1747. It brought together the various agents who sold oats, beans and all kinds of grain on behalf of the farmers and was built around a courtyard which was open to the sky. The courtyard was surrounded by stalls or counters at which samples of
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in the late 19th century. Both exchanges continued in operation until they were amalgamated in 1926. An "Annual Pelting Rag" during which traders pelted each other in riotous fashion was held each year until 1929, when a trader was killed at Mark Lane and the tradition was abandoned.
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Corn merchants trading at the corn exchanges were required to make daily returns to the comptroller of corn returns for the purposes of paying duties. The volume of corn traded at the corn exchanges grew rapidly after the repeal of the
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An Act to provide for the alteration of the share capital, the extension of the objects and powers and otherwise to increase the powers of The Corn Exchange Company Limited; and for other purposes.
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An Act to increase the capital and borrowing powers of the Corn Exchange Company; to convert the existing capital stock into shares; to confer further powers on the Company; and for other purposes.
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An Act to relieve The Corn Exchange Company Limited of its statutory obligations to provide a corn exchange; to alter the objects and powers of the Company; and for other purposes.
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In 1826 a group of discontented traders sought to establish a rival corn exchange, to be known as the London Corn Exchange. Permission having been granted by Parliament in the
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After several years' decline in trading the corn exchange building on Mark Lane closed in 1987; at the same time the market, and its remaining traders, relocated to the
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In the mid-18th century corn mercants sought a location to trade their corn, which was brought by river into the city, and customarily landed at
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Smith's new corn exchange was demolished in 1931; meanwhile, I'Anson's 1882 corn exchange was destroyed in 1941 during
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in 1846. The old corn exchange was largely demolished and replaced by a far larger building designed by
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An Act to increase the capital and borrowing powers of the Corn Exchange Company and for other purposes.
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An Act for erecting and providing a New Corn Exchange at or near Mark Lane in the City of London.
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The use of the buildings as corn exchanges declined significantly in the wake of the
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the goods being traded were available. Either side of the corn exchange were
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The first corn exchange, known simply as the Corn Exchange, was designed by
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The Buildings of England: London 1 - The City of London
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London's Markets: From Smithfield to Portobello Road
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The interior of the old Corn Exchange, London, 1808.
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Mark Lane, London
51°30′37″N 0°04′48″W / 51.5103°N 0.0801°W / 51.5103; -0.0801
George Smith
Greek Revival style
Corn Exchange, London is located in Central London
Mark Lane, London

Bear Quay
George Dance the Elder
neoclassical style
ashlar
coffee-houses
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
7 Geo. 4
Royal assent
Repealed by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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35 & 36 Vict.
Royal assent
Repealed by
Text of statute as originally enacted
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Citation
4 & 5 Geo. 5
Royal assent
Repealed by

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