Mr Carthew's New Premises

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 100, 15 February 1890, Page 2

Mr Carthew's New Premises

Although we cannot boast of paolatial business places like our sister town Palmerston, we feel pleased to record that oui business men have confidence in our district, and prove the same by erecting substantial business premises. Mr Haybittle, some time ago, led the way by the erection of a cement concrete store. Mr Garthew has just had built to his order a very commodious and substantial stationer's shop of brick, on the corner of the Square in Manchester street, opposite the Bani of Australasia, which is quite an ornament to the town. The shop has a frontage oi thirty feet to Manchester street and forty feet to the Square. The main entrance is from Manchester street, which opens in the middle of the shop by a double door in a recess. There are two show windows — one on each side of the door fronting Manchester street, taking up the whole oi the available space, the one on the corner being taken around fronting the Square eight feet six inches, thus allowing plenty of room for the" exhibition of the endless variety kept in stock by stationers and dealers in fancy goods. • The whole of the frontage to Manchester street, and the portion fronting the Square taken up by the show windows and doors, is covered with a verandah and the footpath concreted. There is a parapet carried right around the two frontages, on which the name of the proprietor and the nature of his business will be written, so that th% address can be seen from any part of the town. The brick wall fronting the Square is pointed and the bricks painted red, which is quite a relief from the usual boarded building. The floor space inside of the shop, 28ft 6in by 38ft 6in, is taken up as follows : — On the left as you enter, the usual business counter running back about half way ; in the middle, a show table for fancy goods; on the right, a table for books and periodicals ; and at the back two tables for toys and fancy goods, while there is plenty of room for customers to walk about the shop to inspect and select from the goods. There are shelves around the shop conveniently arranged, and side boards for the display of papers, periodicals, &c. The show windows are closed on the inside to prevent flies and dust soiling the goods exhibited for sale. The shop is well lighted by the large wiudows in front and a window in the gable end. There is a store room at the back adjoining the shop, also of brick, 15 feet by 15 feet, for storing and unpacking goods; There is an office, 12 feet by 6 feet, in the far corner of the shop, lighted by a window fronting the Square. The architect is Mr C. Bray and the builder Mr Pope, both of Feilding. The work reflects great credit on both architect and builder. We wish Mr (sarthew every success in this his new yenture, and we feel sure he will be recouped by a large increase of business.