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Shopping arcade in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Corridor is one of the world's earliest retail arcades, designed by architect Henry Goodridge and built in 1825, in Bath, Somerset, England.
The Corridor | |
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Location | Bath, Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°22′56″N 2°21′33″W |
Built | 1825 |
Architect | Henry Goodridge |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | 1-11, The Corridor |
Designated | 12 June 1950[1] |
Reference no. | 1395345 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | 11A and 12A, The Corridor |
Designated | 12 June 1950[1] |
Reference no. | 1395347 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | 12-22, The Corridor |
Designated | 12 June 1950[1] |
Reference no. | 1395348 |
The fashion for arranging shops in arcades arose in Paris in the late 18th Century. The Corridor followed the trend set by London's Burlington Arcade.
The Grade II listed arcade has a glass roof. The High Street end has a Doric colonnade. Each end has marble columns.[1]
A musicians gallery, with a wrought iron balustrade and gilt lions heads and garlands, is in the centre of the arcade.[2]
Number 7 was the photographic studio of William Friese-Greene.[2]
On 9 December 1974, a telephone warning alerted police in Bath that a bomb was shortly to explode in the Corridor. The subsequent blast at 9.10pm from a 5 lb bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army[3][4] caused huge damage and forced the Corridor to undergo a major renovation programme. No one was hurt in the blast.[5]
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