Barton Arcade
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Barton Arcade is a Victorian shopping arcade in Manchester, England, located between Deansgate and St Ann's Square. It was constructed by Corbett, Raby, and Sawyer in 1871.[1]
History
The building was one of the first to be erected on the newly widened Deansgate.[2]
The building sustained damage and the dome was shattered during the Manchester Blitz in December 1940.
In 1957, the Barton Arcade was sold privately for a sum "in the region of £200,000" for 12 shops and three floors of offices and showrooms. It was bought by an insurance company and Town and City Properties Ltd. The total net floor area was Template:Cvt and in 1957 the rent roll was about £17,000 a year. It is named after its original developer.[3]
On 25 January 1972, the arcade was designated as a Grade II* listed building. The listing encompasses the "block of shops (Barton's Building) and offices enclosing the arcades."[1]
The arcade underwent restoration in the 1980s, and the original shop fronts and decorative floor no longer exist.[4]
Architecture
Hartwell describes the Barton's Building façade as "utterly ignorant... the ground floor pilasters must be seen to be believed."[5] The arcade, however, is "a gorgeous glass and iron shopping arcade with glass domes..., the best example of this type of cast-iron and glass arcade anywhere in the country."[5]
The entrance to the arcade on St Ann's Square incorporates a large, cast iron and glass wall. The two entrances on Deansgate are hidden behind the Barton Building. The building is "four storeys with an attic, a long nine-bay façade to Deansgate, divided in half horizontally by a balustraded balcony."[1] The structure is composed of cast iron and glass, with the ironwork supplied by the Saracen Foundry in Glasgow.[5]
Gallery
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The inside of Barton Arcade
See also
Notes
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References
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