Great Western Arcade

The Great Western Arcade is a covered Grade II listed Victorian shopping arcade lying between Colmore Row and Temple Row in Birmingham City Centre, .
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  • Type: Shop
  • Description: Covered Victorian shopping arcade in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Roof shape: round

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Philip’s Cathedral and Birmingham Snow Hill railway station.

Church
The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, also called the Birmingham Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church in the Baroque style by Thomas Archer, it was consecrated in 1715. is situated 450 feet southwest of Great Western Arcade.

Railway station
Photo: Randwick, Public domain.
Birmingham Snow Hill, also known as Snow Hill station, is a railway station in Birmingham City Centre. It is one of the three main city-centre stations in Birmingham, along with and . is situated 730 feet northwest of Great Western Arcade.

Museum
is a and art gallery in , England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. is situated 1,400 feet west of Great Western Arcade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birmingham Chinatown and Gun Quarter.

Neighborhood
in , England is located in the city centre's Southside. It is an area with a predominantly influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses, organisations and social clubs.

Locality
The is a district of the city of , England, which was for many years a centre of the world's gun-manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of military firearms and sporting guns.

Locality
The is an LGBT district next to the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham city centre, centred along Hurst Street, which hosts many LGBT-friendly businesses.

Great Western Arcade

Latitude
52.48189° or 52° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
-1.89723° or 1° 53′ 50″ west
Inception
1874
Open location code
9C4WF4J3+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24712366
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­arcade
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­round
Wiki­data ID
Q5600182
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Highlights include PHE West Midlands and Colmore Gate.

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