County Library - Manningtree (EHER 25431)

Mid 19th century corn exchange, later used as public hall, church and now library.

A corn exchange, built around 1865 a cost of £1,600, closed around 1875. It became a public hall, later converted into a Church by Raymond Erith, now a public library. It is brick, stucco faced and is formed from three two storey bays, the inner raised and set back. It has parapets with moulded cornices, block finial to central bay. Horizontal upper and lower vertical sunk panels to outer bays, each with a round headed window to lower panels. The central bay has four columns to an Ionic portico, step approach to central panelled double doors, square lights to right and left. There is a band above portico, three graduated semi-circular recessed arches, the smaller outer arches with sunk square panels over. <1> Photographs <2>