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Writer's pictureVictor Lacken

Leeds Corn Exchange, UK


This marvellous piece of Victorian architecture in northern England opened in 1863 as a place where farmers and merchants could come together every Tuesday to trade corn. Leeds good rail and water connections to Liverpool and Hull meant that the corn exchanged flourished in the years after it opened The town prospered as other related industries such as milling also boomed, as evidenced by the number of grain mills constructed nearby. The Corn Exchange had some 160 traders operating on its floors by 1900 but by the 1960s those numbers had dwindled significantly and by the 1980s none remained. The building is now a high quality shopping centre that houses a restaurant and some boutiques. I only had a few minutes to spare on my visit to Leeds, but I took the time to walk around. The sun came out, the place lit up with an incredible warmth and I took some photographs.

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