Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber

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Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber
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Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber
LocationMarket Place, Barton-upon-Humber
Coordinates 53°40′59″N0°26′20″W / 53.6830°N 0.4389°W / 53.6830; -0.4389
Built1854
ArchitectD. W. Aston
Architectural style(s) Italianate style
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Constitutional Club
Designated17 September 1976
Reference no.1187168
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Shown in Lincolnshire

The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which is now used as a private members club, is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

Plaque on the front wall Plaque on former Barton Corn Exchange (geograph 7005537).jpg
Plaque on the front wall

In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a trust, managed by a board of 15 trustees led by a local builder, William Graburn, [2] to finance and commission a purpose-built corn exchange for the town. The site they selected was on the north side of the Market Place. [3]

The building was designed by D. W. Aston of Kingston upon Hull, built by Willford & Dinsdale in yellow gault bricks at a cost of £1,000 and was officially opened in February 1854. [4] [5] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto the Market Place. The ground floor, which was rusticated, featured three round headed openings with voussoirs and keystones, while the first floor was fenestrated by round headed casement windows flanked by short Corinthian order pilasters supporting architraves and keystones. There were quoins at the corners and, at roof level, there was a cornice, supported by paired brackets, and a Welsh slate roof. Internally, the principal rooms were the market hall on the ground floor and a reading room on the first floor. [1]

The trustees got into financial difficulties at an early stage and, by 1861, the building was being marketed for sale. [6] It was acquired by the lord of the manor, Major George Charles Uppleby, whose seat was at Barrow Hall. [7] Uppleby allowed the building to be used for drill practice by the 12th Lincolnshire Rifle Volunteers in which he served as an officer. [8]

The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century. [9] Instead, it was converted for use as a private members club known as the Barton Constitutional Club in 1888. It evolved to become the Barton Conservative Club and later the Barton Corn Exchange Club. [10] As such, it was equipped with snooker tables and became a venue for local snooker matches. [11] It also became the base for the Barton Community Band, which rehearses there twice a week, and for the Barton-upon-Humber Lions Club. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "The Constitutional Club (1187168)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Graburn, William (1825)". British and Irish Furniture Makers Online. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Richard (2015). "A summary of historical information about the site of the Corn Exchange (formerly Constitutional Club), Market Place, Barton on Humber" (PDF). Humber Civic Society. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; Antram, Nicholas (1989). Lincolnshire (Buildings of England Series). Yale University Press. p. 126. ISBN   978-0300096200.
  5. ↑ "Corn Exchange Club". Barton Pubs and Breweries. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Clarke (2015), p.6
  7. ↑ White, William (1872). History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire, and the City and Diocese of Lincoln. p. 518.
  8. ↑ "No. 22461". The London Gazette . 18 December 1860. p. 5103.
  9. ↑ Fletcher, T. W. (1973). 'The Great Depression of English Agriculture 1873-1896' in British Agriculture 1875-1914. London: Methuen. p. 31. ISBN   978-1136581182.
  10. ↑ Ball, Henry William (1856). The Social History and Antiquities of Barton-upon-Humber. M. Ball. p. 22.
  11. ↑ "Man whose son helped save his life reunited with ambulance crew". Scunthorpe Telegraph. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Bartonian" (PDF). Barton Town Council. 1 November 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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