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 224 MANCHESTER. Geo. Peak & Co., Ltd., Fancy Goods Warehousemen, 9, Portland Street. — The extensive and well-known firm of lace and fancy goods warehousemen, candying on business under the style of George Peak & Co., Limited, was originally established by Messrs. Kelly, Peak & Barry, forty years ago. and conducted by them with credit and success for a considerable length of time. On the retirement of Messrs. Kelly and Barry some quarter of a century ago, the business remained in the hands of Mr. Geo. Peak, who at once associated with himself as partner Mr. John Kendall (the present managing director), who had already been connected with the firm for many years. After the disas- trous fire which entirely destroyed their stock and warehouse, 31, Port- land Street, the business was formed into a Limited Liability Company, and temporary accommodation secured until their present premises were ready. Their warehouse stands on undoubtedly the finest business site in Manchester, at the corner of Aytoun Street, and in full view of Picca- dilly, and is a very large and handsome erection of six storeys, the appearance of which is an ornament to the street and the city itself. The interior of the building is strictly in keeping with the exterior, the appointments being all modern, convenient, and of first-rate character, and the arrangements for the conduct and classification of business are excellent. 1 he basement contains, besides most ample provision for tho entering and despatch of goods, a large department devoted to the sale of lace curtains, lace blinds, antimacassars, Lancashire, Scotch, and fancy muslins. On the ground-floor are displayed ruchings, bonnet fronts, mob caps, and fancy wool hosiery, Sec. The first floor is devoted to silks, velvets, velveteens, crapes, silk handkerchiefs, scarfs, x'ibbons, &c. The second floor to silk and cotton laces, underclothing, trimming, and nets ; Edelweiss laces, real laces, made-up lace goods, and ribbon velvets. The third floor, which covers an area twice as large as the lower ones, contains four important departments : the first embraces Swiss trimmings, ladies' and children's underclothing, infants' bib?, gowns, robes, frock?, pina- fores and aprons, cambric handkerchiefs, infants' millinery, pelisses and dresses, ladies* and gents' linen and fancy collars and cuffs; the second contains corsets, umbrellas, # sunshade9, mackintoshes, &c.; the third is the trimming and haberdasher}-, and comprises dress and mantle trimmings, gimps, ornaments, fringes, buttons, tapes, needles, pins, braids, sewing silks and cottons, boot and stay luces, Berlin and fingering wools, &c, &c. A fourth, and what is intended to be a very important branch, is the gloves. This department is entirely new, and will meet a want long felt by the customers of tho firm. The top floor in the warehouse, which con- tains nearly one thousand square yards, is us<d exclusively for straw bonnets and hats, feathers and llowers, ladies' millinery bonnets. In the winter season an extensive business is done in fura, in a department which is probably the largest given to these goods by any house in the city. Everything connected with this business is on a scale commensurate with the requirements and enterprising spii it of this great and successf ul house. A branch warehouse at 12, Williamson Street, Liverpool, is found a convenience to their customers in that city and tho neighbourhood. I'ltlNTED BV j. 3. VIRTUE AND CO., LIMITED, CITY KIM!), T-OHDON.