ARCADES PROJECT

The original façade of Lowther Arcade in Carlisle remains, at least at the English Street end, with its four-storey stone building, bearing the name of the arcade half way up, and a more modern repeat of the name over the covered entrance below. This arcade dates from 1904. Inside, the glass ceiling is still in…

St Kevins Arcade in Auckland celebrated its centenary last year (2024), and has done well to maintain its community feel when many other arcades from that period have become dilapidated and lifeless. The arcade has the advantage of always having been a useful walkway down to the Myers Park, which stretches down the slope below…

The Strand Arcade in Auckland was a late Victorian addition to the city centre; the year 1900 stands under the name above the entrance on Queen Street. The walkway is fairly narrow for an arcade of this height so its four storeys tower up above as you enter, and there are bridges joining the two…