1832 – Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne
Architect: John Dobson
A fine shopping arcade constructed in the early 1830s.
1866 – The Munster Arcade, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Architect: William Fogerty
The Munster Arcade was one of the principal department stores in Cork.
1877 – Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan, Italy
Architect: Giuseppe Mengoni
Two intersecting streets make a cruciform plan with domed octagon at center.
1880 – Queen’s Arcade, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: James MacKinnon
Runs from Donegall Place to Fountain Street,
1890 – William O’Brien Arcade, New Tipperary, Co. Tipperary
Architect: Robert P. Gill
In 1888-9, tenants of the local landlord,
1892 – The Strand Arcade, Sydney, Australia
Architect: John B. Spencer & Charles E. Fairfax
Named after The Strand in London,
1895 – Gresham Arcade, North Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim
The former site of the Gresham Arcade, Nos. 120-130 North Street.
1898 – Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, Australia
Architect: George McRae
Occupying an entire city block, with four monumental and elaborate facades in a Richardsonian Romanesque style.
1898 – Wayfarers Arcade, Southport, Lancashire
Architect: Hurst & Bolshaw
The Arcade first opened in October 1898 and was originally called the Leyland Arcade,
1926 – Winthrop Arcade, Cork
Architect: Chillingworth & Levie
One of Munster’s oldest covered shopping arcades,
