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This main room gives the suggestion of
having once been two rooms and now
opened up. This will be seen by the change
The 1st floor area is for the fitting of in flooring and the supporting iron column
suits etc and so shall contain a chang‐ (s).
ing room area, seated waiting area
with fireplace and a manager’s desk to A herringbone oak floor will adorn the main
see that things are run to order. This is area. Floorboards to the other smaller area
contained in one big room. are turned to an east/west alignment.
The staircase to the second floor is
directly above the first. The staircase up to the second floor will
reveal one large room for the cutting room
staff. The walls will be covered with
shelving for cloth, part works and
completed garments, draws for buttons and
There is also a fireplace up here. Cold threads, paper patterns and suchlike.
fingers cannot cut cloth straight and to a
line. Other parts of the emporium are
heated by cast iron radiators, evidence
of which is supported by the radiators
themselves and the associated pipe
work runs.