Shop Front “The Bazaar” Deansgate Manchester

A COSTLY WINDOW—Messrs. Kendall, Milne, and Faulkner, the eminent haberdashers, the Bazaar, Deansgate and Police-street, have just had completed one of the most, if not the most, expensive and gorgeous windows in the kingdom, at all events out of London. The window is 42 feet in width by 12 feet in height, and contains, with the glass in the doors etc., upwards of 650 superficial feet of plate glass, and is said to have cost between £500 and £600. It is decided treat, and of no common order, to view this splendid work of art. Our talented townsman and architect, Mr. Frank Bellhouse, has the merit, it is said, of the design. It is, though plain and substantial, still most gorgeous withal. [Manchester Courier 30 March 1844 page 8]

This shop is 120 feet long by 48 feet wide. It is ornamented in the Italian style, and is divided into five unequal compartments by pilasters and ornamental trusses; the centre and end compartments form windows, and the other two, doors. The doors are set back at least six feet from the front, so as to allow windows to be placed in the returns which are similar to the front ones; each window is divided in the centre by strong mahogany bars, thus forming two lights, and are surmounted by semi-circular arches. The dimensions of each window are 12 feet in height by 8 feet in width, and are glazed with the best plate glass. The whole front is surmounted by a very bold cornice. There are upwards of 700 feet of plate glass in this splendid window, which cannot have cost less than £300. The glass is of the very best quality that can be produced, and was made at the very celebrated Union Plate Glass Works, St Helens The estimated cost of the shopfront is over £600. [Manchester Courier 17 September 1842 page 2]

Reference    Manchester Courier 30 March 1844 page 8
Reference    Manchester Courier 17 September 1842 page 2