Corn Exchange And Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1951. Market hall, town hall. 1 related planning application.
Corn Exchange And Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- knotted-hammer-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1951
- Type
- Market hall, town hall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
THE SQUARE SU 1583 NE SWINDON 8/157 Corn Exchange and Town Hall (formerly listed as the Locarno 2.10 51 Ballroom and Clock Tower and Premises occupied by Brown & Plummer Ltd - II
Market hall and town hall. Built 1852-54 by Sampson Sage and E Robertson of Swindon, extended as corn exchange 1866 by Wilson and Willcox of Bath now bingo hall and shops. Ashlar stone. Roof not visible. Corn exchange 2-storey, 5 bays divided by giant Tuscan pilasters. Rusticated ground floor with arched openings between pilasters, originally open, now with C20 shop windows. Lugged architraves to first floor casement windows, and moulded panel over Entablature and pediment over 3 central bays enclosing roundel. Balustrade square lantern with cornice and arch with bell. Extensions of 1866 provide corn exchange to rear on triangular site, and tower to left of town hall facade. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings. Tower of 4 stages, ground floor Ionic columns in antis. Architraves to first and second floor windows. Top level in form of open Venetian windows and corner Corinthian pilasters above clock chamber. Cornice and balustrade, and square dome with iron openwork crestings. Corn exchange to rear has arcaded elevation, 1 storey with roof balustrade. Interior not of special interest. Plans held in British Architectural Library.
Listing NGR: SU1581983629
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