Royal Arcade London
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Royal Arcade London
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Royal Arcade is a historic Victorian era shopping arcade that runs from 12 Albemarle Street to 28 Old Bond Street in the upscale shopping district of Mayfair, London. Completed in 1880, it was designed by architects Archer & Green.
With its saddled glass roof, richly decorated stucco arches, curved glass shop fronts and Ionic columns, the arcade has changed little in the intervening 138 years and retains all its original features, making it a rare original Victorian arcade.
As it can be read on the stucco facades at either end, it was originally called The Arcade. It acquired its royal prefix when shirtmaker H. W. Brettell was patronised by Queen Victoria in the early 1880s. William Hodgson Brettell opened his shirtmakers in The Arcade in 1880 and occupied number 12, where Ormonde Jayne Perfumers are based today.
Edward Goodyear, another original Royal Warrant holder and still in business today, was forced to relocate after being bombed out during The Blitz in 1940.
The Royal Arcade continues its reputation for luxury retail, with the current tenants providing a mix of world-renowned brands and one-off independents. The royal connection is also still in place, as Charbonnel Et Walker, located at Nos 1 & 2, hold the Royal Warrant as chocolatiers to Her Majesty The Queen.
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September 19th, 2022
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