Welcome to Preston’s skyscraper!
Granted this does not look like a towering New York
skyscraper, but the Miller Arcade was built on the same principle with an internal steel
frame. The exterior as described as
“Italianate terracotta façade”.
The arcade is named after Nathaniel Miller a Preston dentist
and relative of the powerful Thomas Miller family. Their wealth had been created by the cotton
trade
This arcade, opened in 1901, was designed as an exclusive
shopping emporium. In 1957 its new owners
renamed it as Arndale House, but in 1972 another set of owners restored it to
its original ‘Miller Arcade.’
In 1962 the British drama film, A Kind of Loving, used the
Arcade as one of its filming locations.
The film starred Alan Bates, and Thora Hird
An excerpt from the FREE tour of Preston Flag Market. Available on www.obelisktours.co.uk
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