Yes Ray I agree with that. Mary can bring the sewing machine, you can bring your wok, and I will bring my needles and pin's. Let's have some fun eh?
Formerly it was a cinema called the Picture House which opened in 1910. The architects were Nichol & Nichol of Birmingham. Claimed to be the 'most luxurious ever', it only ever showed silent films and closed in 1926. After it was closed it was converted into an arcade of shops as it is today. Originally called the West End Arcade because of links to the West End Cinema, it is now known as the Piccadilly Arcade.
The Piccadilly Arcade has a handsome Baroque facade in white and green faience. Built as a cinema in 1910 by Nichol & Nichol. Giant arch entrance, open arcade, Wren-style turrets. It runs through to Stephenson Street. Bronze fascia and shopfronts of 1926 by J R Shaw, who made it a shopping arcade. Inside, the slope reflects the original rake of the seating. More original fronts with thin metal mullions and decorative top lights. Refurbished in 1989 by Douglas Hickman of the John Madin Design Group with trompe l'ceil ceiling paintings by Paul Maxfield.