Key Words :- corn exchange

Address :- 2 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3QB
Grid Ref :- TL 44954 58337
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.204204 , Long 0.119781
Local Authority :- Cambridge City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Cambridgeshire
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No :- 1126025,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- 1875 -

Description and History of Site:-
Originally a corn exchange, a building for farmers and merchants to trade cereal grains.

Local architect Richard Reynolds Rowe, builder William Elworthy of Upwell.

Reopened as concert venue in 1986.

Further Reading and References:-
Balchin, Nigel and Filby, Peter. 'A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough'. 2001

https://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/cornex/venue-info/venue-history-0

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