Hitchin Corn Exchange opened for trade in 1853, three years after the railway brought new prosperity to the town. There were 36 dealers’ stalls and a merchants’ office. The building was sometimes used for public entertainment including boxing, dancing and roller skating, as well as for public meetings. During World War II it became a low cost British Restaurant. The Corn Exchange closed in 1971 and, after a period as a craft market, became a Pitcher & Piano bistro/bar.
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