Burlington Arcade restored . Burlington Arcade - the first shopping arcade to be built in England ( it was built by Lord George Cavendish in 1818 ) and has been the haunt of the dandy since the days of Beau Brummel . It was damaged by bombs in the blitz . September 1954 Photo shows ; the Beadle , Mr Robert Baker of Stockwell , wearing his uniform of black doeskin and with yellow waistcoat , stopping a pedestrian from carrying an opened umbrella in the Arcade - one of the rukles of the Arcade . 29 September 1954