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22: 49: 98: 255: 60:. In 1861, a free library was set up by voluntary subscription above the St Mary Street entrance to the Royal Arcade in Cardiff. Before the end of the 19th century the Cardiff School of art was using rooms above the arcade with students such as 112:, with the arcades restored. The companies spent £30M on restoring both the Morgan and Royal arcades, with some first-floor Venetian windows and original wooden storefronts still surviving. 123:, a variety of independent shops are still to be found such as Wally's Delicatessen, who have been in the arcade for 60 years, and those specialising in Welsh textiles, gifts and homeware. 87:. After Morgans bought the Royal Arcade, the family formed a holding company called the Cardiff Arcade Company, which owned and operated both the Royal and the Morgan arcades. 90:
After the agreed closure of David Morgan's, the property assets inside the various holdings companies were sold in late 2004 for £25 million to property firm
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Today the Royal Arcade still has some of the original shopfronts at numbers 29, 30 and 32 on St. Mary Street. Running direct opposite from the new
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The Royal Arcade is the oldest arcade in Cardiff, being built in 1858, it is a
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Between 2007 and 2008 the whole site was refurbished by
230:"Lap dancing 'sleaze' opposed by Cardiff arcade owners" 305: 170: 210:. www.companieshouse.gov.uk Crown copyright 96: 47: 20: 101:The entrance to the Royal Arcade, from 306: 319:Grade II listed buildings in Cardiff 133:List of shopping arcades in Cardiff 76:, parallel but to the south of the 13: 324:Shopping malls established in 1858 68:attending. Running east–west from 14: 340: 248: 16:Shopping arcade in Cardiff, Wales 253: 222: 200: 145: 1: 138: 25:The façade on St Mary Street 7: 314:Shopping arcades in Cardiff 126: 10: 345: 153:"The Cardiff Story (1861)" 232:. BBC Wales. 5 April 2011 208:"Companies House website" 119:development and close to 58:Grade II listed building 121:Cardiff Central Library 52:Inside the Royal Arcade 105: 53: 26: 262:at Wikimedia Commons 260:Royal Arcade, Cardiff 100: 80:, it also runs under 51: 24: 267:Royal Arcade website 286: /  290:51.4785°N 3.1769°W 106: 54: 27: 258:Media related to 336: 301: 300: 298: 297: 296: 295:51.4785; -3.1769 291: 287: 284: 283: 282: 279: 257: 242: 241: 239: 237: 226: 220: 219: 217: 215: 204: 198: 197: 195: 193: 174: 168: 167: 165: 163: 149: 85:department store 74:St Mary's Street 62:J. M. Staniforth 344: 343: 339: 338: 337: 335: 334: 333: 329:Castle, Cardiff 304: 303: 294: 292: 288: 285: 280: 277: 275: 273: 272: 251: 246: 245: 235: 233: 228: 227: 223: 213: 211: 206: 205: 201: 191: 189: 182:The Weekly Mail 176: 175: 171: 161: 159: 157:Cardiff Council 151: 150: 146: 141: 129: 17: 12: 11: 5: 342: 332: 331: 326: 321: 316: 270: 269: 250: 249:External links 247: 244: 243: 221: 199: 188:on 29 May 2014 169: 143: 142: 140: 137: 136: 135: 128: 125: 82:David Morgan's 33:is a shopping 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 341: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 311: 309: 302: 299: 268: 265: 264: 263: 261: 256: 231: 225: 209: 203: 187: 183: 179: 173: 158: 154: 148: 144: 134: 131: 130: 124: 122: 118: 117:St. David's 2 113: 111: 104: 99: 95: 93: 88: 86: 83: 79: 78:Morgan Arcade 75: 71: 67: 66:Goscombe John 63: 59: 50: 46: 44: 40: 36: 32: 23: 19: 271: 252: 234:. Retrieved 224: 212:. Retrieved 202: 190:. Retrieved 186:the original 181: 172: 160:. Retrieved 147: 114: 107: 89: 55: 31:Royal Arcade 30: 28: 18: 293: / 214:2 September 110:Helical Bar 92:Helical Bar 43:South Wales 308:Categories 278:51°28′43″N 139:References 281:3°10′37″W 103:The Hayes 70:The Hayes 127:See also 236:5 April 39:Cardiff 192:29 May 162:29 May 35:arcade 238:2011 216:2008 194:2014 164:2014 64:and 29:The 72:to 37:in 310:: 180:. 155:. 45:. 41:, 240:. 218:. 196:. 166:.

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arcade
Cardiff
South Wales

Grade II listed building
J. M. Staniforth
Goscombe John
The Hayes
St Mary's Street
Morgan Arcade
David Morgan's
department store
Helical Bar

The Hayes
Helical Bar
St. David's 2
Cardiff Central Library
List of shopping arcades in Cardiff
"The Cardiff Story (1861)"
Cardiff Council
"The Welsh Cartoonist: An Interesting Chat With Mr. Staniforth"
the original
"Companies House website"
"Lap dancing 'sleaze' opposed by Cardiff arcade owners"

Royal Arcade, Cardiff
Royal Arcade website
51°28′43″N 3°10′37″W / 51.4785°N 3.1769°W / 51.4785; -3.1769

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