The arcade in the Welsh Valleys town of Abertillery has been a little hub of this old mining community since it opened in the 1890s. It has three Welsh red dragons looking over the entrance in Commercial Street. It’s only a simple arcade, with glass ceiling and iron gates at either end, but this is…
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Windsor Arcade in Penarth is another late-Victorian arcade along this stretch of the South Wales coast with so many vintage arcades. None of the original tenants from 125 years ago are still there, but some of the things they sell and trades they practised are still the same in 2024 as they were in 1899:…
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