shopping arcade

1832 – Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne

Architect: John Dobson

A fine shopping arcade constructed in the early 1830s. Designed by Newcastle architect John Dobson (1787-1865),

1866 – The Munster Arcade, St. Patrick’s Street, Cork

Architect: William Fogerty

The Munster Arcade was one of the principal department stores in Cork. Based on St. Patrick’s Street,

1877 – Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan, Italy

Architect: Giuseppe Mengoni

Two intersecting streets make a cruciform plan with domed octagon at center. Glass-roofed arcade with shops and cafes –

1880 – Queen’s Arcade, Belfast, Co. Antrim

Architect: James MacKinnon

Runs from Donegall Place to Fountain Street, the Queen’s Arcade is a long shopping arcade to designs by James MacKinnon,

1890 – William O’Brien Arcade, New Tipperary, Co. Tipperary

Architect: Robert P. Gill

In 1888-9, tenants of the local landlord, Arthur Smith Barry, withheld their rents in solidarity with his tenants in Co Cork.

1892 – The Strand Arcade, Sydney, Australia

Architect: John B. Spencer & Charles E. Fairfax

Named after The Strand in London, a smart and fashionable shopping street,

1895 – Gresham Arcade, North Street, Belfast, Co. Antrim

The former site of the Gresham Arcade, Nos,120-130 North Street. The entrance to the arcade had wrought iron decorative work in the upper part of the archway.

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, after Southport MP,

1926 – Winthrop Arcade, Cork

Architect: Chillingworth & Levie

One of Munster’s oldest covered shopping arcades, Winthrop Arcade, built in 1926, has a distinctive mock Tudor façade.