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Singular shops, makers and British institutions worth travelling for. Unique gifts for others, and perfect gifts to yourself.
The first shopping arcade in Britain, still patrolled by beadles in top hats who will stop you whistling.
Jewellery & antiquesTrading before 1900A street or arcade
Also in Shopping and Beautiful Streets.
Lord George Cavendish built it in 1819, reputedly to stop passers-by throwing oyster shells into his garden, and it was the first covered shopping street in the country. Seventy-odd shops sell jewellery, watches, cashmere and shoes under a glass roof.
The Burlington Beadles are the oldest small police force in Britain, in Edwardian frock coats and top hats, and the arcade's Regency rules still stand: no whistling, no singing, no running and no opened umbrellas.
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