Old Shopfronts Old Shopfronts Irish towns and villages have a well-earned reputation for the quality of their shopfronts, in terms of design and craftsmanship.
Shopfronts give distinction to buildings and add to the attractiveness of streets.
If you have an old shopfront it is worth making every effort to retain it, since you possess something which is distinctive, perhaps rare or unique. It can add to the interest of your shop, thereby increasing the potential to attract customers. It normally takes the form of an entablature resting on pilasters or, more rarely, columns. The entire ensemble is one in which these elements, together with the window and door, are in pleasing proportion one with another Pilasters Pilasters are imitation square columns, partly built into, partly projecting from a wall. The lowest part of the entablature is the architrave.