The Royal Arcade

[culverwood]

The Royal Arcade off Bond Street 1880-2009. Things change slowly still a confectioner and a proper bootmaker and it seems this is where Smith and Son Umbrella makers were based in 1880.

What shops were in the Arcade in the 1880s?
1 The Arcade - Hill & Co (Hairdressers)
2 The Arcade - Duclos Alfred (Confectioner)
3 The Arcade - Mrs Ellen Turner (Artificial Florist)
4-7 The Arcade - Sleight Chas - (Oriental Dealer)
8 The Arcade - Durrent Frederick (Heraldic Stationer)
10 The Arcade - John Latha, (Boot maker)
12 The Arcade - May & Brettell (Shirtmakers)
13-14 The Arcade - Pitman & Son (glass stainer/decorator)
15 The Arcade - Smith & Sons (Umbrella makers)
16 The Arcade - Edward Goodyear (Court Florist)

What shops are in the Royal Arcade now?
1-2 Royal Arcade - Charbonnel et Walker (Chocolates)
3 Royal Arcade - Simon Griffin Antiques (Antiques)
4 Royal Arcade - Royal Arcade Watches (Watches)
5 Royal Arcade - Angela Hale (Jewelers)
6 Royal Arcade - BM Meyrowits (Eye-Glasses)
7 Royal Arcade - William Weston (Art Dealer)
8-11 Royal Arcade - Camper Shoes (Ready Made Shoes)
12 Royal Arcade - Ormonde Jayne (Perfumier)
13 Royal Arcade - George Cleverly (Bespoke Bootmakers)
14 Royal Arcade - Calleija (Jewelers)
15 Royal Arcade - Galerie Besson (Art Dealer)
16 Royal Arcade - Paul Smith (Ready Made Shoes)

[NJS]

I am fairly sure that the Smith's umbrella shop was just a separate branch from the New Oxford Street shop. Did you get this from a Kelly's Directory or the National Archives?
NJS