Tuesday 19 July 2011

Barton Arcade by night


The Barton Arcade was built in 1871. This is the entrance from St Ann's Square. I'll take some photos of the stunning interiors another time.

www.bartonarcade.com states: "Barton Arcade was built by Corbett, Raby & Sawyer and is hidden behind the facade of Barton's Buildings on Deansgate. There are two entrances from Deansgate and another reached from St Ann's Square, in a wonderful cast-iron and glass curtain wall. Inside everything is light and airy, with three tiers of balconies with ornamental balustrades curving around the U-shaped arcade, inside is a gorgeous glass and iron shopping arcade with two octagonal domes rising from glass pendentives, probably the best example of this type of cast-iron and glass-roofed arcade anywhere in the country.

The original ironwork came from Macfarlane's foundry in Glasgow, however the obvious influence was the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Barton Arcade is a Grade II listed historic building."

2 comments:

  1. This place looks beautiful. I'd love to see the inside.

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  2. Lots of competition for interesting architecture here. Interesting capture and I can't wait to see the interior of this glasshouse.

    Cheers from Montreal!

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