The Exchange, Bristol

The Exchange
The Exchange at dusk
The Exchange, Bristol is located in Bristol
The Exchange, Bristol
Location within Bristol
General information
Architectural styleGeorgian Palladian[1]
Town or cityBristol
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°27′16″N 2°35′37″W / 51.4544°N 2.5935°W / 51.4544; -2.5935
Construction started1741
Completed1743
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Wood the Elder
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Exchange
Designated8 January 1959
Reference no.1298770

The Exchange is a Grade I listed building built in 1741–43 by John Wood the Elder, on Corn Street, near the junction with Broad Street in Bristol, England. It was previously used as a corn and general trade exchange but is now used as offices and it also accommodates St Nicholas Market.

The Exchange underwent major building work in 1872, including roofing over the courtyard, and again in the early 1900s when the City Valuer's Department moved to the building. Since World War II the external clock tower has been removed and the roof lowered.

Outside the building are four bronze tables dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, known as "nails," at which merchants carried out their business. At the front of the building is a clock showing both Greenwich Mean Time and "local time".

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