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Monday, 5 July 2010

Victorian Arcade

Wandering round the shopping centre in Ilkley is a delight. There are some lovely small shops and exclusive boutiques. You can also visit one of the original Victorian arcades - a forerunner, I suppose, of our modern day shopping malls. It has been attractively restored, with hanging baskets and a fountain.
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18 comments:

  1. John5 July 2010 at 07:03

    We have a small old arcade in Reading; I have frequently gone there with 400 ASA film and a wide angle for b&w shots.

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  2. Von5 July 2010 at 07:50

    Delightful!

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  3. Malyss5 July 2010 at 09:06

    I love this kind of place!This one is very beautyfully restaured!I wonder how you managed to take pictures without anyone...

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  4. Unknown5 July 2010 at 11:55

    Definitely a beautiful arcade.
    A pleasant place to do your shopping.
    Costas

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  5. Martin5 July 2010 at 12:03

    This looks like a nice place to while away an hour or two.

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  6. Out on the prairie5 July 2010 at 12:39

    A nice area to visit, charming building.

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  7. diane b5 July 2010 at 12:59

    I love the old arcades.

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  8. Unknown5 July 2010 at 14:19

    What a lovely place this seems to be!

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  9. Lois5 July 2010 at 20:10

    It's beautiful! I love blue and gold colors.

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  10. Scott Law5 July 2010 at 20:34

    You must have caught it early on a weekday or something to get it so empty. Very attractive place.

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  11. H5 July 2010 at 21:49

    The Victorians knew how to build with style! It has so much more chrtacter than our modern shopping centres!!

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  12. Unknown5 July 2010 at 21:49

    I could spend hours wandering around a place like this. Beautiful! I really like the angle you chose to take this photo from. :o)

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  13. EG CameraGirl5 July 2010 at 21:50

    I like the ambiance of this place. I guess it's the unpainted wood, glass ceiling and hanging plants.

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  14. Barbara5 July 2010 at 22:33

    Ilkley looks like a delightful place to visit, maybe I will put it on my places-to-visit list.

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  15. T. Becque5 July 2010 at 23:03

    I didn't know they had such things back then - pretty!

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  16. Bill5 July 2010 at 23:27

    Great arcade! Is that where the people who go walking on the moor buy their hats so they won't be on d'moor bar d'hat?

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  17. Vicki Lane6 July 2010 at 04:04

    What a beautiful place! I can picture the ladies shopping there when it was new in their elaborate dresses and hats.

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  18. Costea Andrea Mihai6 July 2010 at 12:46

    beautiful place!! :)

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