Tyne and Wear HER(17788): Sunderland, St. Thomas Street, Palmer Arcade - Details
17788
Sunderland
Sunderland, St. Thomas Street, Palmer Arcade
Sunderland
NZ35NE
Commercial
Shopping Arcade
Early Modern
C19
Demolished Building
The New Arcade was developed in 1876 on the site of the gardens associated with Frederick Lodge. The arcade had a glass roof. It was occupied by small shops including a Marks and Spencer Penny Bazaar (1900) and Mrs Palmer’s Music shop (1900). The latter came to occupy most of the arcade and the site became known locally as Palmers’ Arcade. The arcade was demolished in the 1970s to facilitate the extension of the Telephone Exchange.
3987
5710
NZ39875710
Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates