Burlington Arcade (London, England) : View looking south down the arcade, from near the north entrance
- Creator:
- Ware, Samuel, 1781-1860
- Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1818-1819 - Physical Description:
- 200 yd (length)
- Date Depicted:
- 1997
1800 AD - 1849 AD - Materials:
- glass; cast iron; wood
- Notes:
- The Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade in London that runs behind Bond Street from Piccadilly through to Burlington Gardens. It is one of the precursors of the mid-19th century European shopping gallery and the modern shopping centre. The Burlington Arcade was built "for the sale of jewellery and fancy articles of fashionable demand, for the gratification of the public". The arcade was built to the order of Lord George Cavendish, younger brother of the 5th Duke of Devonshire, who had inherited the adjacent Burlington House, on what had been the side garden of the house. His architect was Samuel Ware. The Arcade opened in 1819. It consisted of a single straight top-lit walkway lined with seventy-two small two storey units. Some of the units have now been combined, reducing the number of shops to around forty. The ponderous Piccadilly façade in a late version of Victorian Mannerism was added in the early 20th century.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Nineteenth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-E-L-BA-A2
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
shopping arcades (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- interior business, commerce and trade; cityscape Nineteenth century; Victorian complexes; shopping centers; shopping arcades
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10055394
- PID:
- digcoll:1864202