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One of the speakers at the formal opening of Stirling Arcade in 1882 claimed “Friends who had been in Paris and London…said there was not an arcade in Paris of the magnificence of roof and general beauty of the Stirling Arcade.” The roof and fittings of the shop fronts have had a few facelifts in…
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When the Strand Arcade opened in November 1882, the Derbyshire Advertiser thought it could help the city emulate the likes of London or the ‘cities of the Continent.’ The arcade runs in a pleasantly-shaped curve from the equally-attractive terrace of buildings called The Strand to the Sadlergate, which itself has a range of interesting independent…