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County Arcade is the glamorous member of the Leeds Arcade family of five. It’s certainly an impressive building still today, almost 125 years after it first opened. With its neighbour and close sibling Cross Arcade, it now forms part of what has been dubbed the ‘Victoria Quarter’ of Leeds. I actually like what Leeds (and…
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Argyll Arcade in Glasgow is approaching its bicentenary, making it one of the UK’s oldest arcades. These days the arcade is home virtually exclusively to jeweller’s, some of whom have been in business in the arcade for over 150 years. It also has the entrance to one of Glasgow’s culinary institutions, Sloan’s restaurant, with its…
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Timaru’s Royal Arcade has a wonderful mix of quirky, rather unique shops and businesses in 2023, including the intriguing ‘genealogy services’ office of David Jack, the spiritual wellness centre and a doorway leading up to the Arcade Ballroom. There is also a hair salon, vintage clothes shop, barbers, and a workwear clothes shop. The glass…