The Corn Exchange.
Opened for business in 1862, the Bury St Edmunds Corn Exchange was a grand building where traders exchanged cereal crops. A decline in prices and trading eventually saw much of the building, in time, given over to other shop merchants. It still looks imposing today. I was pretty surprised to find that it's mainly a JD Wetherspoon pub. Competitive prices etc.
The pub chain actually put in a substantial amount of renovation works and restored some of the original features. So, after my initial surprise at this beautiful landmark becoming a pub, it seems that everyone is a winner in this case. Well done Wetherspoons.
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.
The Corn Exchange.
Opened for business in 1862, the Bury St Edmunds Corn Exchange was a grand building where traders exchanged cereal crops. A decline in prices and trading eventually saw much of the building, in time, given over to other shop merchants. It still looks imposing today. I was pretty surprised to find that it's mainly a JD Wetherspoon pub. Competitive prices etc.
The pub chain actually put in a substantial amount of renovation works and restored some of the original features. So, after my initial surprise at this beautiful landmark becoming a pub, it seems that everyone is a winner in this case. Well done Wetherspoons.
Taken with my Fujifilm X-T30 II camera and a XF18-55mm lens.