The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD.*

almost invidious to particularize, but though an extended I
notice of the whole is beyond the limits of our space, we
cannot refrain from pointing out a few that strike us as pe-
culiary worthy of commendation. Waterloo-buildings,
with a frontage to Hamilton-street, and another to Bridge-
street, (near Woodside Ferry,) is a fine pile of free-stone,
with ranges of shops. Facing the former street, is the
hardware and furnishing establishment of Messrs. Higgs
and Wright—a shop with a fine plate-glass front, scarcely
surpassed by any establishment of the kind even in the
metropolis. The frontage is 26 feet in length, and, when
an intended alteration is completed, the depth of the shop
backwards (and well lighted throughout) will be 66 feet.
The variety, richness, and beauty of the articles—all of
the most recent design and improved workmanship—will
be instantly acknowledged. We observed a handsome
screen (valued at 30 guineas), said to be a fac-simile of
the celebrated one belonging to her Majesty. Amongst
the stock for drawing-room and parlour ornament and
use, are varieties of lamps, vesta or spirit, solar, and
candle lamps, gas chandeliers and fittings, bronze, verde
antique, papier-machee, or-molu ; and other articles of a
splendid description, besides the finest specimens of ordi-
nary hardware. Over the shop there is an extensive
show-room, containing many iron and also brass bed-
steads, of every variety of construction, with metal sack-
ing, head and foot rails, &c., of light and fanciful design.
These are finely jointed in dovetails, and may be readily
taken down and again put up, without the trouble of
screwing. In the same buildings, (facing Bridge-street,)
are two elegant shops—an Italian warehouse and a tea
establishment—both belonging to Messrs. Berner & Co.,
(owners of the whole range,) and most tastefully fitted up
and admirably stocked. At the corner is Mr. Law's sta-
tionery, book, and print shop, well filled, and with a news-
room adjoining. There is also at the south end a large
wine and spirit establishment.

In Chester-street, which leads from the south to all
the principal ferries, there are a number of fine shops
and other establishments. Amongst them we may enu-
merate Mr. Colter's and Mr. Brand's provision ware-
houses (the latter has also a fine warehouse in Argyle-
street, corner of Conway-street); Mrs. Heywood's fancy
repository for articles suitable for the drawing-room,
&c. ; Mr. Twisaday's, draper; Mr. Openshaw's, wine
and spirit dealer ; Mr. Doubleday's, tea-dealer (opposite
the Albion Hotel) ; Messrs. J. and M. Bache's china and
glass warehouse ; Mr. Styan's general hardware and fur-
nishing establishment, &c. Here also is a fine new stone
building in course of completion, as a draper's shop, &re:,
belonging to Mr. Peck, draper, Ranelagh-street, in this
town. In this street, too, is Mr. Green's brewery, con-
sisting of extensive buildings, with a fine house frontage
to the street, in the Roman style, and of white freestone•
Mr. Green is also an auctioneer, and has very commodi-
ous rooms adjoining the Albion Hotel, Market-street,
which are replete with almost every article of furniture,
modern and antique.
In Argyle-street, Mr. Hilliar, draper, has a splendid
and well-plenished shop, and there are others of great
elegance in the same range. Another fine drapery esta-
blishment is Mr. Milne's, in Hamilton-street. In Mar-
ket-street (running from Chester-street northward) there
are also some good shops, inns, &c. Amongst the former
is, nearly opposite the present market, Mr.Drinkwater's,
upholsterer and cabinet-maker. Messrs. F. and J.
Hodgson, of Liverpool, are making extensive alterations
at their premises in this street, where they are about to
establish a Commission Sales Room. The rooms, when
completed, will contain an area of nearly 1,600 square
feet. There are also numerous elegant Druggists' Estab-
lishments, &c., in convenient situations.