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Royal Arcade, London

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Development of an arcade in the area was originally proposed in 1864 as a longer link between Old Bond Street and Regent Street, but was rejected due to the scale of proposed demolition and restriction of access to existing properties. A subsequent redesigned proposal was submitted with its current
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With its saddled glass roof and decorated stucco arches, curved glass shop fronts with 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.
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The Royal Arcade has been used as a location for TV and film, including The Parent Trap (1998),
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layout, and the arcade as it appears today opening in 1880.
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Mayfair
London
Albemarle Street
Old Bond Street
Grade II listed

Charbonnel et Walker
Camper
Burlington Arcade
Mayfair
Historic England
"Royal Arcade (1266365)"
National Heritage List for England
"The New Arcade in Bond Street"

Royal Arcade, London
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