History in Structure

Former Corn Exchange and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Worcester, Worcestershire

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1934 / 52°11'36"N

Longitude: -2.2223 / 2°13'20"W

OS Eastings: 384899

OS Northings: 255042

OS Grid: SO848550

Mapcode National: GBR 1G4.GZ0

Mapcode Global: VH92T.F4HC

Plus Code: 9C4V5QVH+93

Entry Name: Former Corn Exchange and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 5 April 1971

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1359548

English Heritage Legacy ID: 488488

ID on this website: 101359548

Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1

County: Worcestershire

District: Worcester

Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedral

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Worcester

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: Worcester St Nicholas and All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

Tagged with: Corn exchange

Find accommodation in
Worcester

Description



WORCESTER

SO8455SE ANGEL STREET
620-1/12/23 (South side)
05/04/71 Former Corn Exchange and
attached railings

GV II

Former corn exchange, now shopping mall and attached railings.
Dated 1848 on plaque with later additions and alterations
including those c1980s to interior. Reddish-pink brick in
Flemish bond with gauged red brick arches and stuccoed columns
and entablature; concealed roof, with central glass skylight;
cast-iron railings. Single tall storey, 5 bays. Plinth. Giant
Tuscan pilasters to ends and outer 2 bays, to centre are 2
pairs of Tuscan columns in antis. Outer bays have full-height
recesses, 3 with plate-glass windows to ground floor, that to
right an opening with renewed cast-iron gate, above these are
raised and fielded panels and with round-arched 1/1 sashes
with margin lights to upper stage; continuous impost band.
Flight of renewed steps to central entrance: 9-fielded-panel
double doors, panelled frieze and panelled lunette, with
tooled arch and keystone. Crowning entablature surmounted by
balustrade with bulbous balusters and central panel with
raised letters: "CORN EXCHANGE" between 2 plinths with sheafs
of corn. To either side of central door a raised plinth for
railings. Central roof turret, square on plan with pyramidal
roof.
INTERIOR: renewed, retains part-glazed roof with king-post
trusses.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spearhead railings, L-shaped on plan for
approximately 1.5 metres each side of entrance. Pevsner
describes this as 'a mighty job .. with truly colossal pairs
of Tuscan columns in antis.' A significant nineteenth
mercantile century building occupying a prominent site near
the junction of Angel Street and Angel Place it forms a good
group with The Horn and Trumpet Public House, Angel Street
(qv) and with No.23 and Former Congregational Church (Tramps
Discotheque), Angel Place (qqv). (The Buildings of England:
Pevsner N: Worcestershire: Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 331).


External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.