The balconies at Queens and County Arcade's

biofichompinc · Post by **biofichompinc** » Thu 30 May, 2013 4:34 pm

barnie wrote: There are toilets up on the balconies of the County Arcade .......... also some above Vivienne Westwood but I think the space has now been incorporated into the shop upstairs. This would account for most of the stock in Vivienne Westwood then.

barnie · Post by **barnie** » Thu 30 May, 2013 4:55 pm

You're not wrong there salt 'n pepper.

simong · Post by **simong** » Thu 30 May, 2013 11:31 pm

Cardiarms wrote: You can buy a snake, body building foods, blinds, security surveillance equipment, office furniture, shoes, food for home or to take away and have some sort of chinese health regime. Can't have a 'massage' any more. Oh, I'm sure you can if you know where to look...

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Wed 26 Jun, 2013 9:44 pm

This is 1972 on the Queens Arcade balcony, sorry about the poor quality

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Wed 26 Jun, 2013 10:58 pm

Thanks for that buffaloskinner. The long hanging light fittings look an interesting feature that I thought were not there now, but I've just seen a 2012 photo of Queens Arcade in the Leodis website and it shows long hanging light fittings though looking not the same.On passing through Queens Arcade recently I noticed a door that leads to the balcony was open but I did not have time to have a wander up (assuming that I dared to do so!) and it was locked again when I passed by yesterday. Perhaps one day I may knowingly make it up into either or both of Queens and County Arcades balconies.

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Thu 27 Jun, 2013 12:06 am

A workmate of my wife who worked at Schofields in the 70s, her husband had an hairdressing shop on the balcony and I used to call in occasionally. For the life of me I cannot recall the name now, old age probably. The picture is from Jumbo Records history site although I only remember that been in the Merrion Centre before St Johns. Its a bit fuzzy cos I had to blow it up and it was low quality to start with.The balcony is actually closed to the public now so I dont know who may have been up there.