MALING AND CO.'S WAREHOUSE.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5755, 28 February 1884, Page 3

MALING AND CO.'S WAREHOUSE.

A very effective addition to the erobataktial and handsome mercantile-buildings which have recently been erected in Christchurch has been made by Messrs T. J. Moling and Co. The firm has just opened their new warehouses situate in Worcester street, which consists of a very substantial pile of buildings designed to meet the requirements of the large trade done by them as wine and spirit and general me*» chants. Commencing with the basement, we first come to the general cellar. This, whioh is 62ft x 41ft, runs under tho entire ! length of the building. Jt is 7ft in height lighted from the street by fire windows level with the footpath, which are rtected by ornamental iron (guards, concrete drain runs round the cellar into a small well, and thence into a Bump. Ascending from the cellar the first department to call for notice is the free warehouse, which is 63f t x 24ft, 12ft 6in high. At one end of tho warehouse is an ullage room. The water is laid on both in the cellar already referred to, and a lavatory in the free warehouse There are also slide doors at one end ot warehouse communicating with the yard in rear, and also the bond. Coming out from the warehouse a passage leads to tie private office of tho head of the firm, the manager and salesmen's rooms, and public office. Thk passage is exceedingly handsome, the dado being panelled witb Jrauri diagonal boards. The size respectively of these rooms is 12ft x 18ft and 1311 x Bft. The public office, v.hich is 19ft x 18ft, is very nioely fitted. It has a half sweep cedar counter, desks, &o. At ono side is a stationery cupboard and large strong room. In the latter is placed the telephone used by the firm. Aocees to the upper floor is found by a separate entrance. This floor is at present undivided, being β-l x 42. It ia fitted with four fire-places, and capable of storing a very large quantity of merchandise. At one end arc sundry rooms for the purpose of receiving merchandise from the yard. The floors, it may be noted, are all deadened by having mortar underneath, and each joiflt ia bound with iron bands. The front doora are of very hand* Bomepattern. ThepaneleiwhlchaTereceesed, being filled in with bosses of different patterns. Inside are cedar half glass doors very handsomely grained. At the'rear ofi the building ie the bonded store and cellar. The latter is Sβ x 37, and ia provided with concrete drains connected with a sump. The capacity of the cellar ia but; a few tons under one thousand tons measurement. Tho bonded store, which is SS x 37, has a lift which goes either upwards to the floor above or to the cellar beneath. The upper floor ie also 35 x 37, and is used for tho storage of tea, sugar, tobacco, cigars, &c. This floor is also fitted with a sliding door for large cases, whioh it would be inconvenient to bring up by the" lift. There is a locker's desk and platform for receiving goods. The sanitary appliances in connection with the warehouse are exceedingly oomplete,and the building as a wholeia most substantial, being entirely of brick and stone. The elevation is Italian in style, the basement being of Fort Chalmers blue stone. The windows lighting the cellar are squareheaded, the keystones being vermieukted. The windows of the ground floor are circular, " headed with moulded' and- carved key-; stones, each window'being separated by a '" Doric pilaster with oarred cape and moulded bases. Above this is a dental cornice. Above the ground floor are seven square - headed windowe, with moulded panels, carved trusses, and moulded and carved cornice above each. These windowe are separated by pilasters having carved Corinthian caps—above this is a moulded entablature, consisting of architrave friese and cornice, having dental and carved ■ modillioDß. The whole is surmounted by blocking course and balustrade. In the centre of the elevation is' a tablet bearing the name of the firm; The architect is Mr J. C. Maddison, the builder MrD. Reese, Cleri of Works Mr Schmidt, whilst the gas aad water arrangements, which go throughout the building, hava been supplied by Mr Havell, Mr Summerhayes being the contractor for drainage, &c.