Hungerford Arcade “Going to Auction”

Hungerford Arcade “Going to Auction”: Hungerford Arcade customers and readers really enjoy a good news story.  Well here is one that will hopefully turn out to be very profitable.   David Borrett who manages the Cirencester Antiques Market, told us about a mystery buyer who saw quite an ordinary looking teapot that was for sale for £25 at the fair.  After …

Hungerford Arcade Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!

Hungerford Arcade Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!: Hungerford Arcade has many visitors from China.  The co-owners, managers and stallholders wish everyone where ever they may be Xīn Nián Kuài Lè !   Free Vectors via Vecteezy.com Related

Hungerford Arcade “The Zanzibar Book Club”

Hungerford Arcade “The Zanzibar Book Club”: In the January of 1902 a man whose name was R Whyte (I do not have any more details about his name and please, no more lemonade jokes) purchased a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s From Sea to Sea  from a bookseller on the island  of Zanzibar.  How do I know about this obscure purchase you may ask?     …

Hungerford Arcade “From China With Love”

Hungerford Arcade “From China With Love”: Hungerford Arcade is very fortunate in having many people come from around the world on a regular basis to shop at the Arcade.  A wonderful happy family came in, with a beautiful baby.  Candy and Bai came over from China to see their daughter, son-in-law and baby Aidan and had a wonderful time shopping at the …