The building (constructed in 1874) was designed to be a concert venue and meeting space, as well as a place of business. The basement contained offices, cloakrooms, kitchen, hall keepers room, and dining rooms. The build took two years and the total cost was £9,000. It replaced the "Floral Hall" building across St Paul's Square which had been constructed in 1849.[1]
The BBC Symphony Orchestra used the Corn Exchange between September 1941 and July 1945 for public concerts which were broadcast to the nation. The BBC Music and Religious Departments moved to Bedford when it became too dangerous for them to be based in London or their wartime home, Bristol. Around 400 musicians, staff, and engineers moved to the town during World War Two.[2]
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bedford, corn, exchange, events, concert, venue, located, paul, square, castle, area, bedford, bedfordshire, england, corn, exchange, front, facade, general, informationtown, citycastle, bedford, englandcountryunited, kingdomcoordinates52, coordinates, 467cons. Bedford Corn Exchange is an events and concert venue located on St Paul s Square in the Castle area of Bedford Bedfordshire England Bedford Corn ExchangeCorn Exchange front facade General informationTown or cityCastle Bedford EnglandCountryUnited KingdomCoordinates52 08 10 N 0 28 01 W 52 136 N 0 467 W 52 136 0 467 Coordinates 52 08 10 N 0 28 01 W 52 136 N 0 467 W 52 136 0 467Construction started1872Completed15 April 1874Cost 9000 11 680 000 in 2013 Design and constructionArchitect s Messrs Ladds amp Powell of London Contents 1 History of the Corn Exchange 2 Today 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory of the Corn Exchange EditThe building constructed in 1874 was designed to be a concert venue and meeting space as well as a place of business The basement contained offices cloakrooms kitchen hall keepers room and dining rooms The build took two years and the total cost was 9 000 It replaced the Floral Hall building across St Paul s Square which had been constructed in 1849 1 The BBC Symphony Orchestra used the Corn Exchange between September 1941 and July 1945 for public concerts which were broadcast to the nation The BBC Music and Religious Departments moved to Bedford when it became too dangerous for them to be based in London or their wartime home Bristol Around 400 musicians staff and engineers moved to the town during World War Two 2 In 1944 the BBC Proms came to Bedford Since their birth they had been performed in The Queen s Hall in London which was destroyed by bombs on 10 May 1941 They moved to the Royal Albert Hall until that too became in danger and they transferred to the Corn Exchange for the rest of the 1944 season The Corn Exchange played host to many star names during World War Two including Glenn Miller Bing Crosby Marlene Dietrich Vera Lynn Bob Hope Humphrey Bogart Gracie Fields David Niven and Yehudi Menuhin During this time the Corn Exchange was also used as an Armed Forces Canteen 3 4 The Harpur Suite part of the Corn Exchange complex In 1995 the Philharmonia Orchestra began a residency at the Corn Exchange It is still one of the homes of the orchestra today 5 Today EditThe Bedford Corn Exchange is a multi purpose venue holding over 800 events per year These include concerts comedians singers council meetings and corporate events Performers at the venue for the Spring 2013 season include Marcus Brigstocke Joe Calzaghe Chas amp Dave The Drifters Hawkwind Lee Hurst Jimeoin Milton Jones Russell Kane Sean Lock Showaddywaddy and the Philharmonia Orchestra 6 See also EditCorn Exchanges in England Bedford Civic Theatre University of Bedfordshire TheatreReferences Edit Bedford Corn Exchange Bedford Corn Exchange Retrieved 3 July 2014 Bedford Corn Exchange Bedford Corn Exchange Retrieved 3 July 2014 Bedford Corn Exchange Bedford Corn Exchange Retrieved 3 July 2014 Venues Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia co uk Retrieved 3 July 2014 Philharmonia Orchestra in Bedford Trust Philharmonia Retrieved 2 February 2022 Bedford Corn Exchange brochure Spring 2013 PDF Bedfordcornexchange co uk Retrieved 3 July 2014 External links EditBedford Corn Exchange Philharmonia Orchestra Bedford Festival Fringe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bedford Corn Exchange amp oldid 1069473086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
