Cardiff Arcades Project

Merry Christmas! It’s only right that the blog has a festive special isn’t it? I popped along to the beautiful Madame Fromage to see what wonderful delights it had to offer at the most wonderful time of the year… Continue reading »

I took a trip to the beautiful Fred and Grace’s childrens clothes shop in the Morgan Arcade… which is packed to the rafters with gorgeous tiny clothes for gorgeous tiny people. Continue reading »

When the owner of the Pen and Paper pointed out that I’d forgotten to include any, er, pens, in my photographs of the splendid shop, I just had to go back and get more photos… stationery fans, get very excited… Continue reading »

Ah Ushi’s…. the shop that inspired the entire Cardiff Arcades Project! Have a look at the quirky displays, gorgeous clothes and the cute metal dog. Continue reading »

If you’re a regular reader you will know that so far this blog has mainly concentrated on what the arcades are like now. The shops that are presently trading, the people that currently work there and how the architecture appears today. This is due to the fact that a) this is a photography blog and … Continue reading »

This summer, Spillers Records, hosted a series of Saturday Sessions featuring some of the best music Wales has to offer… have a look at the highlights here and let me know what who your favourite was. Continue reading »

Discover the delights of the beautiful Joie de Vivre store, found in the Royal Arcade… upstairs for vintage, downstairs for just about everything else! Continue reading »

Colour here, colour there, colour everywhere… take a look around the wonder that is Pen & Paper in the Royal Arcade. A veritable cornucopia of artistic delights, and a bit of a treasure trove for a photographer like me. Continue reading »

Now you can buy prints from the Cardiff Arcades Project – prices start from just £1! There’s also a 10% discount code as introductory offer, click the post for more details. Continue reading »

Troutmark Books is one of Cardiff’s best loved institutions, a haven for book-lovers everywhere and somewhere you can go to curl up with the written word. Come and have a browse around… Continue reading »

Barker is a clothes shop and coffee house at the edge of Castle Arcade. One of the oldest Arcade businesses, the owner Robert, sat down with me for a long chat a few Saturdays ago… see images from his beautiful emporium and learn about this unique boutique. Continue reading »

See the mellow stylings of one H. Hawkline at this weekend’s Spillers Saturday Museum in the Hayes. Continue reading »

Beautiful little gifts, gorgeous unique jewellery and more nice than you can shake a stick at … that’s Saswa in Royal Arcade. Take a peek at the post to see more things to swoon over… Continue reading »

Next time you’re shopping for a special outfit, killer pair of shoes or gorgeous little trinket then you can’t go far wrong popping into Seren Boutique in the Morgan Arcade…. and it’s got a beautiful little secret up its beautiful little staircase… Continue reading »

Our arcades are beautiful. Real top-notch stunners. Every day you can see a true slice of perfection in architecture. And all you have to do is look up… check out these photos of the gorgeous ceilings in the Royal and Morgan Arcades. Continue reading »

Pretty much since the day I started this project, I’d wanted to feature ‘the Button shop’ as I call it. I often describe it as my favourite shop, and I’m not even too much into crafting (don’t seem to have the skill for it…). But in here, it’s a real Aladdin’s cave of tiny wonders. Just to warn you, if you have a button phobia, you might want to close your browser quick sharpish, right now… if not, read on… Continue reading »

How to describe this post? Quite simply, the most incredible set of photos I’ve taken for the project to date. If you like your insanity, eccentricity and wonderful characters, you must read this post – now! Continue reading »