View source for Murray Street 98-100 Essex House

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The southern half of this building is the original, built in 1905, with the northern half being added in 1928. Both were designed by architects English and Soward. This store replaced a few small shops. Original features include pressed metal panels, cast iron structural columns and the Flying Fox payment system to a central cashier. Some original leadlight windows remain; others were commissioned by the Mattei family, these being above the doorways. The "external link" below provided valuable reference to previous proprietors of buildings on this site.

[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4EjkA7CXbhAcDhlcFRGUTd4bUE Click here for the article in the Bunyip published in 1930 when HB Crosby purchased Essex House. ][[File:Essex House 1905 7164460554 d900be69cc o.jpg|thumb|Essex House, Gawler, South Australia.]][http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/sets/72157629684295825/ Click here] to view photos of 98-100 Murray Street.
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