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Winthrop Arcade, Cork

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One of Munster’s oldest covered shopping arcades, Winthrop Arcade, built in 1919, has a distinctive mock Tudor façade. The original polished brass shop fronts with stained mahogany doors remain intact and the arcade is now finished with a new cream limestone floor.