1858 – Cannock, Tait and Co. Department Store, Limerick
Part of the building was constructed in 1858 and described in The Irish Builder, February 1 1859: “Messrs.
Part of the building was constructed in 1858 and described in The Irish Builder, February 1 1859: “Messrs.
McBirney’s Drapery Emporium which was taken over by Roches Stores in the 1940’s, but the building was burned to the ground in a disastrous fire in 1948
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.
A fine corner building, but stylistically old-fashioned by the time of its construction. The corner entrance has a a double-height polished limestone surround.
Bult as a more than 76,000 sq.ft replacement for the previous Victorian store which had been destroyed in a massive fire in 1958.