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. The building was burned to the ground in a disastrous fire in 1948 which also destroyed a neighbouring building also used by Roches.
A 2-storey furniture & carpet department facing Sarsfield Street was added to Cannock, Tait and Co.,
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.
Cannock’s department store was a mecca for Limerick shoppers until its sad decline and closure in the 1980s.
Built as a more than 76,000 sq.ft replacement for the previous Victorian store which had been destroyed in a massive fire on August 25 1959.
Former Winstons Department Store, joined by Besco, a supermarket chain. 16,000 sq.ft. of store with 10,000 sq.ft. devoted to drapery. Interesting concrete loggia with recessed large windows to retail hall.
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