Arighi Bianchi

Arighi Bianchi is a furniture shop in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. It was founded in 1854 by Italian immigrants Antonio Arighi and Antonio Bianchi who originated from the village of Casnate on the shores of Lago di Como.

The grade II* listed building [http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=390968 Images of England] , accessed 17 July 2007] , with a cast iron and glass frontage, is a local landmark close to Macclesfield Station and adjacent to Tesco. The famous four-storey shop front, inspired by Paxton’s Crystal Palace of 1851, only arrived in 1892, the work of a local builder, George Roylance. It has a lot in common with the iron frame buildings of lower Manhattan.It is notable for being saved from demolition in the year 1973 after a long running and vociferous campaign aided by the Victorian Society, the Architectural Review magazine and Sir John Betjeman. [ [http://www.cube.org.uk/thecity/archisnap_detail.asp?id=74 CUBE article] "CUBE: Centre for the Urban Built Environment, Issue 480". Retrieval Date: June 17, 2008.]

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* [http://www.arighibianchi.co.uk/ Arighi Bianchi]