Two pairs of gabled shops Bradshawgate Leigh

The right-hand pair have gables built completely in buff coal measures sandstone. The gable design and its relationship with the mullioned window below projecting up into the gable are in an Arts and Crafts, Jacobean style. The first-floor classical revival design incorporates Queen Anne Revival window frames which occupy most of this part of the frontage. Also note the stone bands.

The pair of shops to the left again have large windows especially at first floor but these have mullions and transoms throughout and the central sections are pedimented with distinctive scrolls on the second floor. These shops were occupied by Charles Ackers, Tobacconist and James Dicconson Saddlers in 1901. On the far right is a lower building with a curved pediment and scalloped fan similar to those seen earlier. The tiled, flat arch above the first-floor window is exceptionally wide, no doubt supported by a steel beam behind. Note how the panels, arch and verticals of the shopfront relate to the upper facade.

Reference      Leigh Town Trail