Womens Institute Hall (formerly the Corn Exchange)

Womens Institute Hall, West Street

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168355
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:: Womens Institute Hall (formerly the Corn Exchange)
Statutory Address:: Womens Institute Hall, West Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1168355
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-1988
List Entry Name:: Womens Institute Hall (formerly the Corn Exchange)
Statutory Address 1:: Womens Institute Hall, West Street

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Womens Institute Hall, West Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Essex
District:: Rochford (District Authority)
Parish:: Rochford
National Grid Reference:: TQ 87588 90503

Details

TQ 8790 NE/SE 15/268 and 16/268

ROCHFORD WEST STREET (south side) Womens Institute Hall (formerly The Corn Exchange) II Meeting Hall. Formerly The Corn Exchange. Circa 1866. F. Chancellor. Striated yellow brick. Grey slate roof with continuous raised lights to apex. A tall single storey building, gabled to road with raised and gabled apex. Moulded and dentilled cornices, moulded stone terminals. The raised apex with side bands and roundel set within a recessed arch. An ornate wrought iron bracket supports a double faced memorial clock, Queen Victoria's Jubilee 22/6/1897.

Three continuous recessed arches with striated round heads, each decorated with central and base flower panels, foliate capitals and moulded bases to attached shafts and flower decorated impost roundels enclose the windows and central doors. The windows are vertically sliding sashes with round headed fanlights over. Panelled double doors with ornate wrought iron round headed grille over.

Listing NGR: TQ8758890503

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Legacy System number:: 123259
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.