Corn exchange facts for kids

The Exchange in Bristol

A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns and cities across England until the 19th century, but as the trade became centralised in the 20th century many such buildings were used for other purposes. Several have since become historical landmarks.

In the United States, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange is still used to manage the commodities and futures exchange of grain products.

History in England

Corn exchanges were initially held as open markets normally controlled by the town or city authorities. Dedicated corn exchanges start appearing in the earlier part of the 18th century, increasing greatly following the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. They declined after the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century, and many exchange buildings were converted for other civic uses.

List of corn exchanges

Australia

• Corn Exchange, Sydney

Canada

• Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Ireland

• The Corn Exchange, Dublin, a Commedia dell'arte theatre company founded in 1995 in Dublin.

The Corn Exchange, Athy, Kildare, now a court house.

United Kingdom

See also: Corn Exchanges in England

Corn Exchange, in London circa 1809

• The Exchange, Bristol
• Bishop's Stortford Corn Exchange
• Bury St Edmund's Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Bedford
• Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum. See The Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Brighton. See Brighton Dome
• Corn Exchange, Camborne
• Cambridge Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Chichester
• Cupar Corn Exchange
• Dalkeith Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Devizes
• Corn Exchange, Exeter
• Doncaster Corn Exchange
• Edinburgh Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Faringdon
• Corn Exchange, Haverhill
• Corn Exchange, Hitchin
• Corn Exchange, Ipswich
• Palace Theatre (Kilmarnock), originally opened as a Corn Exchange in 1863
• Corn Exchange, King's Lynn
• Corn Exchange, Kirkcaldy
• Leeds Corn Exchange
• Leicester Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Lewes
• Corn Exchange, Lichfield
• Lincoln Corn Exchange
• Liverpool Corn Exchange
• London Corn Exchange on Mark Lane, the UK's primary agricultural exchange, which later became part of Liffe.
• Corn Exchange, Maidstone (see the Hazlitt Theatre)
• Corn Exchange, Manchester
• Market Rasen Corn Exchange
• Newark-on-Trent Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Newbury
• Corn Exchange, Newport
• Corn Exchange, Preston
• Corn Exchange, Rochester
• Corn Exchange, Sheffield
• Corn Exchange, Sleaford
• St Ives Corn Exchange
• Corn Exchange, Tonbridge
• Corn Exchange, Tunbridge Wells
• Corn Exchange, Wallingford
• Corn Exchange, Winchester
• Corn Exchange, Witney

United States

• Minneapolis Grain Exchange
• Philadelphia Corn Exchange
• Sioux City Grain Exchange