# Corn exchange

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{{Short description|Building where farmers and merchants traded cereal grains}}
{{For|the defunct US bank|Corn Exchange Bank}}
[[File:The Exchange Bristol at Dusk.JPG|thumb|[The Exchange in Bristol](/source/The_Exchange%2C_Bristol)]]
[[File:Microcosm of London Plate 033 - Corn Exchange (tone).jpg|right|thumb|[Corn Exchange, London](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_London) circa 1809]]
A '''corn exchange''' is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in [British English](/source/British_English) denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called '''grain exchanges'''. Such trade was common in towns and cities across the British Isles 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](/source/historical) [landmarks](/source/landmarks).

In the United States, the [Minneapolis Grain Exchange](/source/Minneapolis_Grain_Exchange) is still used to manage the [commodities and futures exchange](/source/Commodities_exchange) of grain products.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/REPORTExcessiveSpecullationintheWheatMarketwoexhibitschartsJune2409.pdf?attempt=2|title=Excessive speculation in the wheat market|date=June 24, 2009|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>

==History in England==
{{seemain|Corn exchanges 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](/source/Corn_Laws) in 1846.<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=tKZAjlzAwK0C&pg=PA188   |title=London, 1808–1870: The Infernal Wen |first=Francis Henry Wollaston |last=Sheppard|page=188|publisher=University of California Press|year=1971|isbn=978-0520018471}}</ref> They declined after the [Great Depression of British Agriculture](/source/Great_Depression_of_British_Agriculture) in the late 19th century.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=obn5AQAAQBAJ|first=T. W. |last=Fletcher|title= 'The Great Depression of English Agriculture 1873-1896' in ''British Agriculture 1875-1914'' |location=London|publisher= Methuen|year= 1973|isbn=978-1136581182|page= 31}}</ref>

==List of corn exchanges==
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===Australia===
* [Corn Exchange, Sydney](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Sydney)

===Canada===
* [Winnipeg Grain Exchange](/source/Winnipeg_Grain_Exchange)

===Ireland===
* [Corn Exchange, Athy](/source/Athy_Courthouse)
* [Corn Exchange, Dublin](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Dublin)
* [Corn Exchange, Wexford](/source/Wexford_Arts_Centre)

===United Kingdom===
====England====
''See also'': [Corn exchanges in England](/source/Corn_exchanges_in_England)
* [Corn Exchange, Alford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Alford)
* [Corn Exchange, Aylesbury](/source/Aylesbury_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Banbury](/source/Cornhill_Corn_Exchange%2C_Banbury)
* [Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Barton-upon-Humber)
* [Corn Exchange, Basingstoke](/source/Willis_Museum)
* [Corn Exchange, Beccles](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Beccles)
* [Corn Exchange, Bedford](/source/Bedford_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Berwick-upon-Tweed](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Berwick-upon-Tweed)
* [Corn Exchange, Beverley](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Beverley)
* [Corn Exchange, Bishop's Stortford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Bishop's_Stortford)
* [Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum](/source/Blandford_Forum_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Bourne](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Bourne)
* [Corn Exchange, Bridgwater](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Bridgwater)
* [Corn Exchange, Brighton](/source/Brighton_Dome)
* [Corn Exchange, Bristol](/source/The_Exchange%2C_Bristol)
* [Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Bury_St_Edmunds)
* [Corn Exchange, Camborne](/source/Market_House%2C_Camborne)
* [Corn Exchange, Cambridge](/source/Cambridge_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Chard](/source/The_Guildhall%2C_Chard)
* [Corn Exchange, Chichester](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Chichester)
* [Corn Exchange, Cirencester](/source/Corn_Hall%2C_Cirencester)
* [Corn Exchange, Colchester](/source/Albert_Hall%2C_Colchester)
* [Corn Exchange, Derby](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Derby)
* [Corn Exchange, Dereham](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Dereham)
* [Corn Exchange, Devizes](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Devizes)
* [Corn Exchange, Diss](/source/Corn_Hall%2C_Diss)
* [Corn Exchange, Doncaster](/source/Doncaster_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Dorchester](/source/Municipal_Buildings%2C_Dorchester)
* [Corn Exchange, Driffield](/source/Driffield_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Exeter](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Exeter)
* [Corn Exchange, Fakenham](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Fakenham)
* [Corn Exchange, Faringdon](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Faringdon)
* [Corn Exchange, Grantham](/source/Westgate_Hall%2C_Grantham)
* [Corn Exchange, Guildford](/source/Tunsgate)
* [Corn Exchange, Hadleigh](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Hadleigh)
* [Corn Exchange, Harleston](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Harleston)
* [Corn Exchange, Haverhill](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Haverhill)
* [Corn Exchange, Helston](/source/Helston_Guildhall)
* [Corn Exchange, Hertford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Hertford)
* [Corn Exchange, Hexham](/source/Queen's_Hall%2C_Hexham)
* [Corn Exchange, Hitchin](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Hitchin)
* [Corn Exchange, Ipswich](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Ipswich)
* [Corn Exchange, Kettering](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Kettering)
* [Corn Exchange, Kidderminster](/source/Kidderminster_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, King's Lynn](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_King's_Lynn)
* [Corn Exchange, Leeds](/source/Leeds_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Leicester](/source/Leicester_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Lewes](/source/Lewes_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Lichfield](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Lichfield)
* [Corn Exchange, Lincoln](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Lincoln)
* [Corn Exchange, Liverpool](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Liverpool)
* [Corn Exchange, London](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_London)
* [Corn Exchange, Long Sutton](/source/Long_Sutton_Market_House)
* [Corn Exchange, Lostwithiel](/source/Lostwithiel_Guildhall)
* [Corn Exchange, Maidstone](/source/Hazlitt_Theatre)
* [Corn Exchange, Malton](/source/Palace_Cinema%2C_Malton)
* [Corn Exchange, Manchester](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester)
* [Corn Exchange, Manningtree](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manningtree)
* [Corn Exchange, Market Rasen](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Market_Rasen) 
* [Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Melton_Mowbray)
* [Corn Exchange, Much Wenlock](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Much_Wenlock)
* [Corn Exchange, Newark-on-Trent](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Newark-on-Trent) 
* [Corn Exchange, Newbury](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Newbury)
* [Corn Exchange, Newcastle upon Tyne](/source/Newcastle_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Newton Abbot](/source/Alexandra_Theatre%2C_Newton_Abbot)
* [Corn Exchange, Nottingham](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Nottingham)
* [Corn Exchange, Oxford](/source/Corn_Exchange_and_Fire_Station%2C_Oxford)
* [Corn Exchange, Preston](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Preston)
* [Corn Exchange, Reading](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Reading)
* [Corn Exchange, Rochester](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Rochester)
* [Corn Exchange, Rochford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Rochford)
* [Corn Exchange, Romsey](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Romsey)
* [Corn Exchange, Ross-on-Wye](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Ross-on-Wye)
* [Corn Exchange, Royston](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Royston)
* [Corn Exchange, Saffron Walden](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Saffron_Walden)
* [Corn Exchange, Salisbury](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Salisbury)
* [Corn Exchange, Sandbach](/source/Sandbach_Literary_Institute)
* [Corn Exchange, St Albans](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_St_Albans)
* [Corn Exchange, St Ives](/source/St_Ives_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Stamford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Stamford)
* [Corn Exchange, Stow-on-the-Wold](/source/The_Talbot%2C_Stow-on-the-Wold)
* [Corn Exchange, Sudbury](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Sudbury)
* [Corn Exchange, Swaffham](/source/Corn_Hall%2C_Swaffham)
* [Corn Exchange, Swindon](/source/Old_Town_Hall%2C_Swindon)
* [Corn Exchange, Tavistock](/source/Corn_Market%2C_Tavistock)
* [Corn Exchange, Tewkesbury](/source/Tewkesbury_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, Thrapston](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Thrapston)
* [Corn Exchange, Tonbridge](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Tonbridge)
* [Corn Exchange, Tunbridge Wells](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Tunbridge_Wells)
* [Corn Exchange, Wallingford](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Wallingford)
* [Corn Exchange, Winchester](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Winchester)
* [Corn Exchange, Witney](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Witney)
* [Corn Exchange, Worcester](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Worcester)
* [Corn Exchange, Worksop](/source/Worksop_Town_Hall)
* [Corn Exchange, York](/source/Grand_Opera_House%2C_York)

====Scotland====
* [Corn Exchange, Arbroath](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Arbroath)
* [Corn Exchange, Biggar](/source/Biggar_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Cupar](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Cupar)
* [Corn Exchange, Dalkeith](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Dalkeith)
* [Corn Exchange, Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh_Corn_Exchange)
* [Corn Exchange, Haddington](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Haddington)
* [Corn Exchange, Kelso](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Kelso)
* [Corn Exchange, Leith](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Leith)
* [Corn Exchange, Melrose](/source/Corn_Exchange%2C_Melrose)
* [Corn Exchange, Kilmarnock](/source/Palace_Theatre%2C_Kilmarnock)

===United States===
* [Minneapolis Grain Exchange](/source/Minneapolis_Grain_Exchange)
* [Philadelphia Corn Exchange](/source/Merchants'_Exchange_Building_(Philadelphia))
* [Sioux City Grain Exchange](/source/Sioux_City_Grain_Exchange)
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==See also==
* [Grain trade](/source/Grain_trade)
* [Commodity market](/source/Commodity_market)

==References==
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