An exterior view of the Corn Market from the south

Date:
1860 - 1885
Location:
Corn Market, Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland
Reference:
OP30687
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

A town plan of 1859 shows that the building was used as a corn market with a fish market being held under a canopy at the east end. By the 1880s or 1890s it appears to have been demolished.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/32 Early Photographic Print Collection: Northumberland; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Corn Exchange, Georgian Market House, Georgian Fish Market