Public Rooms including the Corn Exchange is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1980. Public rooms.
Public Rooms including the Corn Exchange
- WRENN ID
- tilted-frieze-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1980
- Type
- Public rooms
- Address
- Public Rooms including the Corn Exchange, Vicar Street, Kidderminster
- OS grid reference
- SO 831 765
- Coordinates
- 52.38679, -2.24871
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Public Rooms, including the Corn Exchange, were built in 1853 by Bidlake and Lovall. Originally serving as a corn exchange, music hall, and public rooms, this two-storey building is constructed of brick with stone dressings. It features paired giant pilasters at each end and triple pilasters flanking the center. The ground floor is designed with channelled rustication. On the first floor, there are three windows adorned with cornices on consoles; the central window has a segmental pediment and stone balconies. The center pediment displays the town arms, and there is a parapet with inset iron grilles. A dentil cornice supported by brackets runs along the top. The entrance includes a round-headed doorway with double doors. To the left, there is a bell tower, and a one-storey section is located at the corner.
Local climate
Public Rooms including the Corn Exchange receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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