{{short description|Shopping arcade in Hastings, England}} {{Use British English| date=May 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox building | name = Pelham Arcade | image = File:Pelham Arcade.jpg | image_caption = Pelham Crescent in 2019 | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_mark = | building_type = Shopping arcade | architectural_style = | classification = Grade II* | location = Hastings, East Sussex, England | address = 1–12 Pelham Crescent | location_city = Hastings | location_country = United Kingdom | coordinates = {{Coord|50|51|20|N|00|35|05|E|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | construction_start_date = 1823 | architect = Joseph Kay | material = | renovation_date = 2010–2014 | status = Complete }}
'''Pelham Arcade''' is a shopping arcade in Hastings, East Sussex, England. Completed in 1825, the arcade has around 30 shops. It was renovated between 2010 and 2014, after being on the Heritage at Risk Register. The arcade is a Grade II* listed building.
==History== thumb|left|Pelham Arcade in 1910 Pelham Arcade was built between 1823 and 1825 by Joseph Kay, at 1–12 Pelham Crescent in Hastings, East Sussex.<ref name=HE>{{cite web| url= https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/50100| title= Pelham Arcade, 1–12 and 12A, Pelham Place, Hastings – Hastings| publisher=Historic England| accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref> It is believed to be one of the UK's oldest shopping arcades.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-29849587| title= Hastings' Pelham Arcade to be taken off 'at-risk' register| work=BBC News| date=1 November 2014| accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref> Pelham Arcade was intended to mimic the style of Burlington Arcade in London,<ref name=BBN>{{cite news| url= http://broadcaster.brighton.ac.uk/en/broadcaster/1/268/Pelham-Arcade-no-longer-'in-decline'-Hastings-Pelham-English-Heritage-Geography-Local-News-Real-Estate.htm| title= Pelham Arcade no longer 'in decline'| work=Brighton Broadcaster News| date=3 November 2014| accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=Kidd>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=O7BbAAAAQAAJ| title= Kidd's picturesque companion to the watering places of Great Britain| pages=49–50| last=Kidd| first=William| date=1833}}</ref> in particular, the use of arches between shops.<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=E3SEAwAAQBAJ| title= The Landscape of Consumption: Shopping Streets and Cultures in Western Europe, 1600–1900| last=Lesger| first=Clé| publisher=Palgrave Macmillan| date=2014| page=27|isbn=978-0230355644}}</ref> Pelham Arcade and Pelham Crescent are named after Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester, who built terraced houses in the area in the early 19th century, and owned Hastings Castle.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/pelham-crescent-was-witness-some-rough-weather-1044802| title= Pelham Crescent was witness to some rough weather| work=Hastings & St. Leonards Observer| date=2 March 2018| accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref>
In the nineteenth century, the arcade contained around 30 shops, including coffee shops, cigar shops, a library,<ref name=Hastings>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FpNYAAAAcAAJ| title= Hastings and St. Leonards Guide. Eighth edition| year= 1830}}</ref>{{rp|30–33}} French china shops, jewellery shops<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ITtkAAAAcAAJ| title= A practical Guide to the Watering and Sea Bathing places on the coasts of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight ... New edition| date=1848| pages=33–34}}</ref> and shops selling foreign wines.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66484589/foreign-wines/| title= Foreign Wines| work=The Standard| via=Newspapers.com| page=1|date=13 October 1827| accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref> The arcade also contained assembly rooms,<ref>{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=3ggHAAAAQAAJ| title=A hand-book of travel round the southern coast of England| date=1849|page=134| author1=England}}</ref> and had evening performances for one shilling.<ref name=Kidd/> In the summer, musical shows were performed on the promenade outside the arcade.<ref name=Hastings/>{{rp|39–40}} In 1857, a Russian gun captured during the Crimean War was displayed on the seafront near Pelham Arcade. In the 1930s, the gun was moved to the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/pelham-crescent-and-early-pioneers-photography-1043236| title= Pelham Crescent and the early pioneers of photography| work=Hastings & St. Leonards Observer| date=23 March 2018| accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref>
In the 20th and early 21st century, Pelham Arcade became run down, and suffered from damp and structural problems.<ref name=HE/> In 1988, it became a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.hastingsinfocus.co.uk/2019/05/16/trustees-map-out-their-plans-for-iconic-seafront-landmark/| title= Trustees map out their plans for iconic seafront landmark| publisher=Hastings in Focus| date=16 May 2019| accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref> Pelham Arcade was also listed on the Heritage at Risk Register.<ref name=BBC/> In 2011, the arcade was upgraded from Grade II to Grade II* listed building status.<ref name=BBC/> Between 2010 and 2014, Pelham Arcade was renovated, with new shop fronts and arches in the original style,<ref name=BBC/><ref>{{cite web| url= http://hastingsandstleonardssociety.org.uk/pelham-arcade-restoration-project/| title=Pelham Arcade Restoration Project| publisher=Hastings And St Leonard's Society| accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref> and fixes to the roof in order to stop it from leaking.<ref name=BBN/> In 2014, the arcade was removed from the Heritage at Risk Register, to represent the fact that the arcade was no longer in decline.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=BBN/>
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==External links== * [https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/50100 Historic England]
Category:Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex Category:Shopping arcades in England Category:Buildings and structures in Hastings Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1825