The building will connect a new neighbourhood in Greyfriars with the market square and town centre.
A former corn exchange in a "forgotten piece of town" is to be transformed into a "creativity hub and leisure destination".
Trading in cereals had taken place in the open air for many years in Northampton, but all that changed when the Corn Exchange was opened in 1851. It transformed into a cinema in 1920, initially as The Exchange and later renamed as The Gaumont and, finally, The Odeon.Its final role was as a nightclub before it was mothballed for more than a decade.The council's own photograph shows the Corn Exchange site outlined in red
The authority said: "The 14-acre area is set to amplify a forgotten piece of the town into a new neighbourhood, which will encompass multi-generational living, dedicated green space, and entertaining space, while improving connectivity to the town centre with improved transport routes."The Corn Exchange will be a link between the "new neighbourhood" of Greyfriars and the town centre.
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