Queens Arcade

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Queens Arcade

Queen Street entrance to Queens Arcade
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Coordinates	51°28′52″N 3°10′37″W / 51.481°N 3.177°W / 51.481; -3.177Coordinates: 51°28′52″N 3°10′37″W / 51.481°N 3.177°W / 51.481; -3.177
Address	Queens Arcade, Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2BY.
Opening date	28 April 1994
Management	AEW Europe & Tristan Capital
Owner	Addington Capital
Total retail floor area	9,638 m2 (103,740 sq ft)
No. of floors	2
Website	queensarcadecardiff.co.uk

Queens Arcade (Welsh: Arcêd y Frenhines) shopping centre is located in Cardiff city centre. It opened on 28 April 1994.

History[]

The former Queen Street Arcade on Working Street

Developed on the site of the Allders department store and the similarly named Queen Street Arcade, the main entrance is located on Queen Street, and the second entrance faces Working Street near Cardiff Central Market. The Arcade has two levels, and is unusual in that the levels are sloped, so that despite its two entrances being on the same level, the upper floor at the Working Street entrance is the ground floor at Queen Street. The centre internally connects with the St. David's Centre.

Working Street entrance to Queens Arcade

Queens Arcade recorded 11.2m annual footfall in 2012 and is anchored by New Look, Argos, Tim Hortons and Post Office. Four of Queens Arcade’s stores – Argos, Christopher George, F. Hinds and Whittard of Chelsea – have been in the centre from its launch and others from the opening year line up have changed their company names – such as Cookie Jar now and Partners now Ryman.

In popular culture[]

The original architecture was inspired by the many late 19th century arcades of Cardiff city centre and has appeared as the backdrop for various TV programmes, including the 2005 Doctor Who story "Rose", starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, which was set in London.

See also[]

List of shopping arcades in Cardiff

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Queens Arcade, Cardiff at Wikimedia Commons
• Queens Arcade official site