Opposite · is the neo-classical Market Hall of 1847 and in front of it the CORN EXCHANGE completed in 1875 in a mixed renaissance style.

The foundation stone for the Corn Exchange in Doncaster was laid in 1870 and combines Victorian classical architecture with a dome reminiscent of that on the Crystal Palace, built 20 years earlier for the Great Exhibition (1851).

It was designed to be a concert hall as well as a market building and Elgar conducted the London Symphony Orchestra here in 1909. A young Winston Churchill also spoke here about his experiences during the Boer War.

Outside oak for the contrasting granite and sandstone columns. and the sculptured panel over the Corn Exchange entrance depicting the Mansion House and the demolished Guild Hall.

Inside, there is a roof of decorated ironwork and glass, a fine example of Victorian Engineering.

The Corn Exchange is now used as a market hall.

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With the Corn Exchange directly in front of you, travel down its left-hand side, around the market. You will pass a number of listed buildings, including 28 & 29 Market Place, which dates from the early 19th Century, before reaching the Wool Pack, a mid 1700s building.

After the Woolpack is the Red Lion which dates back to the mid-1700s, and is noted for being the birthplace of the St Leger classic horse race.

Passing Scot Lane, we can see the Mansion House at the far end, as we head to our next location, the Halifax Building Society. Before that, we can see 47 & 48 Market Place, dated early 19th Century.

The mid to late 19th-century building at 49 Market Place, and not in view 49 A, which is behind and hidden, these are followed by 50 & 51 Market Place, from the early 18th Century followed by two later buildings 54 & 55, both mid 18th Century.

When you arrive at the Halifax Building Society, click the next button at the foot of the page to find out more about this interesting building.