Victoria Cross Gallery

The Victoria Cross Gallery is a building originally constructed in the mid-19th century and later converted around 1890. It began as a corn exchange and was subsequently transformed into a picture gallery by Colonel Sir Robert Loyd-Lindsay V.C. (Lord Wantage) to display portraits of Victoria Cross recipients by Claudier Desanges. It is now used as a shopping arcade and offices.

The building is constructed with limestone ashlar on the ground floor and Flemish bond yellow brick with red brick quoins and dressings above. The roof is covered in old tiles, featuring a crested ridge tile and a gable end stack on the right. The ground floor is divided into two bays by pilasters, topped with grey limestone composite capitals. A segmental-arched entry has an ovolo moulding to the left and a plain frieze inscribed with "VICTORIA CROSS GALLERY" in capital letters, flanked by panelled strips. Late 19th-century horned sash windows are set within gauged brick segmental arches with flush keystones. A red brick string course runs along the building, topped by a dentilled cornice. The interior of the building has not been inspected. The building is included on the list for its group value.