Corn Exchange is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 1950. Commercial. 10 related planning applications.
Corn Exchange
- WRENN ID
- fossil-pillar-equinox
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 January 1950
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- Corn Exchange, Market Place, City of Leicester, LE1 5GG
- OS grid reference
- SK 587 044
- Coordinates
- 52.63455, -1.13336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Corn Exchange is a Grade II* listed building located in the Market Place, constructed in 1851 and 1855. Originally built as a market space, the upper storey was added by F. W. Ordish for the Corn Exchange. This large two-storey classical building is made of stuccoed brick and features a slate hipped roof with a heavy modillion eaves cornice.
The ground floor includes a large, heavily rusticated stone archway beneath an impressive outer staircase with two flights and balusters leading to the central door on the second storey, which is topped by a segmental pediment and a cartouche. There are six windows with modern designs, all set within moulded architraves. The ground floor windows are particularly large, featuring alternate triangular and segmental pediments with sills supported by console brackets. The building also has rusticated quoins and a moulded band at the upper window sills. A central clock turret is positioned above the doorway, and the three-bay side elevation includes large pedimental doorways. Additionally, there are railings with spear-head shafts surrounding the basement area.
Local climate
Corn Exchange receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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