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century Merchant House in Irish Town Enhancing Enhancing The the 19th 19th century century Merchant Merchant House House inin rish Irish Town Town La Cisterna GIBRALTAR 12 GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE CHRONICLE Tuesday 12thTuesday January, 12th 2016 January, 2016 by Richard Garcia The idea of using the water tank as a wine cellar was the brainchild of Patrick Sacarello, the third generation of Sacarellos in the coffee business at these premises. here is a finger-post at the junction of Main Street and Tuckey’s Lane that points wn towards a 19th Century rchant House. The house in estion is where Sacarello’s fee shop and restaurant is ated. It now boasts a new raction, which at the same me recovers an element Gibraltar’s heritage and ditional architecture. the building’s roofs during e old water tank under the the rainy season. The persons emises has been recovered, living in the house had to be use as a fine wines shop self-sufficient insofar as their d cellar, and christened La requirements for fresh water sterna. It is now possible to were concerned. The water down a spiral staircase and tanks had to be whitewashed ually enter the old water from time to time. nk. This is a typical feature It is most unusual to actually 19th and early 20th century be able to enter an original 19th braltar houses. It was a legal century water tank and see quirement introduced by the original features. This is neral Sir George Don, when now possible, in the recentlywas Lieutenant-Governor, inaugurated Cisterna. The first at every house that was built thing one notices is the size and Gibraltar had to have an depth of the water tank. There derground tank in which to is a part ofThe the re rainwater from by Richardcollected by Garcia Richard Garcia The idea ofarched using idearoof of usingPatrick Sacarello. 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When the cistern was in use, the hatch allowed access 12 GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE Tuesday 12th January, 2016 Tuesday 12th January, 2016 GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE 13 to the water so that a sample Tuesday 12thTuesday January, 12th 2016 January, GIBRALTAR 2016 GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE CHRONICLE 13 The old water could be taken and sent to the tank under the premises has been Public Health laboratory for The old The water old water recovered, for use testing, to ensure the quality as a fine wines tank tankthe under the of the under drinking water. It was shop and cellar, and christened La also possible to check how fullbeen premises premises has been has Cisterna. It is now the tank was, to prevent any possible to go down a recovered, recovered, for use for use overflows into the ground floor spiral staircase and actually enter the old premises. Inwines the north-west as a fineas a fine wines water tank. 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