Central Arcade, Wolverhampton

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The Central Arcade was an ornate Victorian shopping arcade in Wolverhampton which ran between Dudley Street and St. John's Street. It was incorporated into the Mander Centre in 1968 but destroyed by fire in 1974. [1]

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References

  1. "Central Arcade".