Английская Википедия:Corn Exchange, Newark-on-Trent
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox historic site The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Castle Gate, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a nightclub, is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
In the mid-19th century, a group of local businessmen decided to form a company, to be known as the "Newark Corn Exchange Company", to finance and commission a corn exchange for the town.[2] The site they selected was on the north side of Castle Gate.[1] The building was designed by Henry Duesbury in the Italianate style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £7,100 and was officially opened on 27 September 1848.[3][4]
The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto Castle Gate. The main frontage featured a wide set of steps leading up to three round-headed alcoves, each containing a doorway surmounted by a fanlight-shaped carving and a series of coffered panels, and flanked by short Doric order pilasters supporting architraves with keystones. At the corners of the building, there were pairs of full-height Corinthian order pilasters supporting an entablature, a cornice and a balustraded parapet. At roof level, there was a central date stone and a square tower, which was flanked by statues sculpted by John Bell depicting agriculture and commerce, and which was surmounted by a octagonal dome and finial. Internally, the principal room was the main hall which was Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide, and featured galleries at both ends.[5]
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.[6] Instead, it was re-purposed as a public events venue for lectures, exhibitions and concerts. In the years before the First World War, it also operated as a cinema showing silent films,[7] and, during the Second World War, performers included the comedian, Cardew Robinson.[8]
The building later served as a bingo hall, operated by Silverline, from 1971 to 1993, and then as a nightclub, known as Caesar's Palace, from 1994 to 2011.[9][10] After remaining vacant and deteriorating, the building featured in the book, "Revive and Survive: Buildings at Risk Catalogue 2018-2019", published by Save Britain's Heritage in June 2018.[11] In April 2023, after Newark and Sherwood District Council approved a new premises licence, the owner initiated a major programme of refurbishment works, to enable the nightclub to re-open under the brand "Club X" in summer 2023.[12][13][14]
See also
References
- Английская Википедия
- Commercial buildings completed in 1847
- Buildings and structures in Newark-on-Trent
- Grade II listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Corn exchanges in England
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
