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Corn Exchange & The Nails

The Palladian Corn Exchange, built in 1743, boasts a clock on its frontage that ingeniously tells time both in the new-fangled GMT and the old Bristol time. In front are nails (in reality Bronze pillars) over which the local merchants did business; from these come the expression 'cash on the nail'.

Address
Corn St
Hours
Exterior always open
Price
Free

Listing from Wikivoyage: Bristol, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.