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stone at a cost of £3,456 and was officially opened by the mayor, Henry Butcher, on 3 December 1857. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto the Market Place. The central section of three bays featured three round headed openings with
225:. In the mid-19th century, civic officials decided to commission a purpose-built corn exchange: the site they selected was occupied by the Bear Assembly Rooms. The old assembly rooms were demolished and new assembly rooms were erected at the rear of the Bear Hotel. 281:. The Station Road elevation featured a long range of round headed openings flanked by Corinthian order pilasters supporting a frieze, an entablature and a parapet in a similar style to the main elevation. 345:
The condition of the building declined significantly during the 1980s. After an extensive programme of refurbishment works in the early 1990s, the building was re-opened by the local
273:. The outer bays were fenestrated by round headed windows with architraves and keystones. At roof level, there was a central pedestal supporting a statue of the goddess, 476:
A History, Military and Municipal of the Ancient Borough of the Devizes and, subordinately, of the Entire Hundred of Potterne and Cannings, in which it is Included
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Until the mid-19th century, corn merchants in the town traded their goods in the open, with sacks piled around the
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in the late 19th century. However, the building was used as a public venue and concert performers included the
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The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the
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and was made in 1967. Later performers included the
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Devizes
51°21′08″N 1°59′47″W / 51.3523°N 1.9963°W / 51.3523; -1.9963
William Hill
Neoclassical style
Listed Building
Corn Exchange, Devizes is located in Wiltshire
Devizes
Wiltshire
corn exchange
listed building
market cross
William Hill
Leeds
neoclassical style
ashlar
fanlights
architraves
keystones
Corinthian order
frieze
entablature
balustrade
Ceres
urns
Great Depression of British Agriculture
contralto
Kathleen Ferrier
Far from the Madding Crowd
Julie Christie

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