Sicilian
Avenue, Camden, London
Architect
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R J Worley
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Date Built
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1905 - 1908
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Location
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Vernon Place and
Southampton Row
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Description
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Sicilian Avenue is a shopping parade flanked by
shops and offices that were formerly
apartments. Today, it is Grade II
Listed. The buildings are faced with red
brick dressed with terracotta and Corinthian
columns separate the shop fronts. The
"tatehindlearchitects" website describes it as,
"... a delightful pedestrianised shopping
street in the Holborn district of central
London. The arcade opened in 1910 and was
named 'Sicilian Avenue' because of its
authentic old-world Italian character."

The recent refurbishmenty by Tate Hindle
involved, "... a new patterned granite
paving scheme incorporating integrated
services and generous central parasols; new
architectural lighting and the reinstatement
of the original listed 'Sicilian Avenue'
lamp standards. ....
..... The design guidelines that we devised
are used by new and existing tenants to
inform their fit-out proposals and signage;
an approach that greatly eases the landlord
and planning approval processes. Restored
awnings and projecting signs are coordinated
and supplied by the landlord to maximise the
impact and continuity of the 'Sicilian
Avenue' brand."


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