1848 – Former Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin
Architect: William Caldbeck
Started in 1848 with a large extension a decade later, and Italianate in style. Gutted in the 1990s for Marks &
1853 – Clery & Co., O’Connell St., Dublin
Architect: William Caldbeck
Opened in May 1853 when McSwiney, Delany and Co. opened ‘The New or Palatial Mart’ opposite the General Post Office.
1856 – Pim’s Department Store, Sth Great George’s Street, Dublin
Architect: Sandham Symes
Large department store demolished in the 1970s to make way for an office building. Designed by Sandham Symes and built in several stages by the Pim family from the mid 1850s onwards.
1858 – Cannock, Tait and Co. Department Store, Limerick
Architect: William Fogerty
Part of the building was constructed in 1858 and described in The Irish Builder, February 1 1859: “Messrs.
1858 – Crypt Chambers, Eastgate St., Chester, Cheshire
Architect: T.M. Penson
Published in The Building News, 1860. Constructed to continue the famous Chester Rows within the design,
1859 -Todd, Burns & Co., Mary Street, Dublin
Architect: William Caldbeck
Todd Burn’s Department Store on the corner of Mary Street and Jervis Street was a bustling enterprise on Dublin’s northside.
1860s – McBirney & Co., Limerick
McBirney’s Drapery Emporium which was taken over by Roches Stores in the 1940’s, but was burned to the ground in a disastrous fire in 1948
1869 – Former Richardsons Store, Belfast
Architect: W.H. Lynn
Built in 1867-69, this fine warehouse once had a fine dormered roofline and tall chimneys. These are alas,
1874 – J. Robb & Co Department Store, Castle Place, Belfast
Architect: William Hastings
John Robb & Co was a Belfast department store that had extended many times in the late 19th century.
1874 – Todd’s Department Store, Limerick
Architect: William S. Cox
Todd’s was a Limerick landmark with a stately interior, long and wide mahogany counters, and an all-round balcony with cast-iron ornamental railings.
