Chinatown Arch - Gerrard Street, London, UK
N 51° 30.726 W 000° 07.811
30U E 699130 N 5710679
This arch is at the north east end of Gerrard Street in London's Chinatown. It is one of three similar arches with one at the south west end of Gerrard Street and another on in Macclesfield Street that leads off Gerrard Street to the north west.
Waymark Code: WMF85R
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/08/2012
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The arches add a bit of oriental feel to this part of London
that is a hub of Chinese restaurants and other cuisines from the far east. The
Londonloque website [visit
link] tells a bit about the arches:
"... Today, London’s Chinatown is centered on Gerrard
Street in SoHo, a long strip of exclusively Chinese restaurants, shops and
markets. Quite a few of the surrounding streets have a Chinese identity with
street signs in both English and Chinese.
There are three traditional Chinese arches, one at each
end of Gerrard Street and one off a side street leading into Gerrard Street.
Though these are about 30ft high, they’re actually miniature versions of the
real thing. Gerrard Street is technically unable to take the weight of a full
arch, but Westminster Council is working with the London Chinatown Chinese
Association and the Chinese Embassy to put a full size one at the junction of
Wardour Street and Coventry Street. ..."