Beadles of Burlington Arcade

From The Beatles…to the Beadles. Around the corner from Savile Row, a couple of Beadles at the entrance to Burlington Arcade. The arcade is a closed-in shopping area. Back in the day when horse-drawn carriages would often splash mud on fine dresses and coats, a shopping arcade proved an attractive idea for wealthy Londoners. "To protect the customers and keep out the ruffians of Regency London, Lord George Cavendish founded a corps of Burlington Arcade Beadles, all recruited from his regiment of the 10th Hussars. The Beadles enforced the Regency laws which prohibited singing, humming and hurrying in Burlington Arcade and, true to this tradition, today’s Beadles–resplendent in their Edwardian frock coats, gold buttons and gold-braided top hats–continue to ensure that shoppers uphold standards of courtesy, quiet and decorum."

Posted by Jimbodiddley on 2007-06-25 01:07:01

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