Silver Arcade Explained

Silver Arcade is a Grade II listed building in the centre of Leicester, England. A former shopping arcade, Silver Arcade was built by Amos Hall in 1889. The top floor was closed off in 2000, leaving the units on the ground floor occupied by a number of independent retailers. In 2008, the centre was the focus of a campaign by the Leicester Civic Society to reopen it.[1]

In 2010, plans were announced to reopen the top floors.[2] Later plans in 2019 were announced to convert two floors of the building into office space.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/campaign.asp?item=13 Campaign: Reopen Silver Arcade - Leicester Civic Society website
  2. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/3m-plan-revamp-Silver-Arcade/article-995363-detail/article.html Silver Arcade Plan - This is Leicestershire
  3. News: Watson . Hayley . What you said about plans to turn Silver Arcade into offices . 31 July 2020 . leicestermercury . 4 June 2019.