COMPLETION OF BUILDING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21808, 13 June 1936, Page 7

COMPLETION OF BUILDING

EXTENSION OP PREMISES AT HAY’S, LTD. ADDITIONAL FRONTAGE OF 100 FEET Extensive additions to the premises of Hay’s, Ltd., in Gloucester street, have almost been completed, after more than three months’ work. The finishing touches are now being given to the work, which has involved the construction of a two-storey building on the site formerly occupied by a firm of leather P. De La C our and Company, Ltd. The new building will give an additional frontage of about 100 feet to the premises of Hay's, Ltd., and much-needed space for the expansion of the company’s activities. The facade of the new buliding has been finished in deep cream cement, with detailed work in green. The verandah sheltering the footpath along the front of the old building has been continued for the entire front of the new structure. Two display windows are provided in the new building, these being skirted with black polished granite. A feature of these display windows will be a revolving floor, which will allow garments to be shown to the best effect. The front of the new building has been designed to be in keeping with the architecture of the original front of Hay’s, Ltd.’s premises, and thus there is a pleasant sense of unity about the whole of the facade. A separate entrance to Gloucester street has been provided. The whole of the ground floor is to be used for the sale of men’s wear. Ample space is available, for the depth of the building is 130 feet. On the first floor, part of the space will be used by the extension of the mantles department, the remainder of the floor being used as a reserves room. The interior of the new building has been simply finished in white plaster. Other work yet to be done is the extension of the mezzanine floor in the older part of the building. This floor will be extended to give an additional space of 1000 square feet. The company has always made a feature of children’s activities, and to improve the facilities it has had constructed on the roof of the building a large room with sliding doors to the north, in which children can play during wet or cold weather, and in which fixtures of interest to children can be held. It is well ventilated and sunny, and when the weather is cold, the room can be heated from the huge stone fireplace which takes up most of one end of the room. The new building was designed by Mr G. T. Lucas, the builder being Mr F. E. Musgrove.