NHER 34727 (Building record) - Swaffham Corn Exchange

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Summary

This Corn Exchange was constructed in 1858, probably by the local builder Matthias Goggs, a year after he finished the Dereham Corn Hall. The ground floor is known to have had a reading room, library and billiard room. The building itself is of red brick with gault brick dressings and a slate roof, and set out in a two by four bay block with each bay defined by giant arched recesses on pilasters with minimal capitals.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF80NW
Civil Parish SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January 1973. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Corn hall, now offices. 1858. By Mathias Goggs. Red brick with gault-brick dressings and slate roof. Rectangular two- by four-bay block, each bay defined by giant arched recesses on pilasters with minimal capitals. Exterior:...Block and saw-toothed eaves cornice. Gabled roof. North and south returns similar: roundel under each gable with sheaves of corn. Interior: 20th-century staircase inserted, suspended 20th-century ceilings; split into offices."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 November 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 February 2024.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 681.
  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2010. Coffee shop plan for old Corn Hall. 30 November.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1269617.

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Record last edited

Dec 11 2024 1:52PM

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