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Southwark, October 2024 – The Arch Company has unveiled a new plaque at Findlater’s Corner in London Bridge to commemorate the completion of the award-winning restoration of four historic railway arches.

The 

Southeastern Railway Commercial Restoration Award

 was awarded to The Arch Company and partners Benedict O'Looney Architects and Frankham Group at the National Railway Heritage Awards last November. The Award celebrated the restoration of derelict arches at the historic former home of Victorian wine merchants Findlater, Mackie and Todd. Located next to London Bridge station, the arches played host to Findlater, Mackie and Todd for more than a century, until 2018 when the final tenants left the parade. In 2019, The Arch Company took over the site and began renovations in 2022. 

The extensive capex works included restoring the Edwardian frontage, repairing the iconic clock and returning the ceramic stag's head to its former glory, as well as turning the derelict interiors into striking spaces for new businesses to move into. During the renovations, a Victorian glass tile mosaic was uncovered and it is now visible for those passing by under the viaduct to enjoy. 

The previously unloved arches are now set to welcome four new restaurant and shops into the area, with Oseyo, Starbucks, SushiDog and Xi’an BiangBiang Noodles all slated to open later this year. We look forward to seeing all four businesses thriving!

The Arch Company unveils Railway Heritage plaque commemorating the redevelopment of four railway arches at Findlater's Corner, London Bridge

The Arch Company unveils plaque to celebrate award-winning restoration of railway arches at Findlater's Corner

 has struck a deal with Asda to take on two of its units in Norton Street, Salford. The supermarket is the first business to confirm space within this row of arches that are set to receive enhancement works. These will begin in summer 2024 to bring them back into use for spring 2025.

Located within 8 minutes’ walk from Salford Station, the new Asda store will open in 2025, once the improvement works have completed. The run of ten arches will receive 

 from The Arch Company to create modern spaces for a variety of new businesses to thrive within, including leisure and retail. This will generate economic benefits and help to support the creation of jobs for the local community.

The Asda Express store will bring Asda’s heritage in delivering outstanding value to customers in the Salford area, with products including a comprehensive selection of fresh, ambient, and chilled groceries.

In addition to groceries, the new Asda Express will feature a selection of hot and cold ‘food for now’ options from Asda, as well as a Costa coffee machine. For those looking for ‘food for later’ choices, the store will offer ready meals and a selection of £10 meal deals for two people, making it easier than ever for residents to enjoy convenient and delicious meals.

Joanne Cruickshank, Head of Leasing, Regions at The Arch Company, said:

“We’re excited to confirm Asda as the first customer to join our Norton Street arches, and wish the new store every success. It’s our third deal with Asda so far, and we hope to continue this partnership.

“These arches are set in a prime location, and we look forward to welcoming many new businesses in the future. We anticipate demand to be strong and encourage anyone interested in letting these spaces to get in touch.”

“We’re excited to be bringing our Asda value and quality to more customers with the launch of this new store. This new Asda Express will be well placed to meet the needs of customers, whether that includes ‘top-up’ shops, lunch on the go, or scratch-cooking essentials.

“The continued rollout of Asda Express stores marks an incredibly exciting moment for our business, and we look forward to bringing our heritage in uncompromising value to more communities as we accelerate our presence in the fast-growing convenience market.”

Works on Norton Street will commence in summer 2024, with anticipated completion of spring 2025. Improvements will include new glazed frontages, new services and drainage, internal lining to make the spaces dry and ready for occupation, and a large outdoor seating area. The investment forms part of Project 1000, The Arch Company’s £200m development plan to bring a thousand empty or derelict spaces into use across England and Wales by 2030.

Interested businesses can register their interest in the spaces via 

https://www.thearchco.com/register-your-interest-norton-street

To discover more information about available spaces to let in Salford, please visit 

We have struck a deal with Asda to take on two of its units in Norton Street, Salford. The supermarket is the first business to confirm space within this row of arches that are set to receive enhancement works. These will begin in summer 2024 to bring them back into use for spring 2025.

Asda signs deal with The Arch Company to take over two units in Salford

Southwark, 19 March 2024 – The Arch Company has started work to redevelop four railway arches on America Street, Southwark, following an investment of over £2.5 million to revitalise the units and bring them back into commercial use.

Planning consent was secured by The Arch Company in July 2023 for a change of use and to allow new frontage designs to be installed, making the units suitable for restaurant and leisure businesses to operate. The Arch Company has partnered with Glencar Construction to complete the refurbishment works.

In restoring these arches, a key priority has been meeting relevant energy efficiency standards. All four arches are intended to achieve an EPC 'B' rating, with energy efficient elements of the restoration including the re-lining of all arch spaces, new insulated floor slabs suitable for restaurant use, and the installation of new LED lighting and glazed front infills.

“We’re investing £2.5m into these spaces to provide much needed additional commercial space suitable for leisure use. Repurposing these arches is part of our ongoing programme to create fit for purpose spaces in which businesses can thrive.”

We are very happy to be working for The Arch Company for the first time and to be working on the revitalisation of these historic viaduct structures into repurposed spaces for business to develop and thrive.”

We have started work to redevelop four railway arches on America Street, Southwark, following an investment of over £2.5 million to revitalise the units.

The Arch Company begins £2.5m restoration of railway arches  on America Street, Southwark

We are pleased to announce the reopening of Station Master’s House at Denmark Hill Station, near Camberwell, following a £320,000 refurbishment. Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Minister for Arts and Heritage, officially reopened the site after it lay derelict for 43 years.

The Grade II listed building, designed by architect Charles Henry Driver between 1864-66, was damaged by a fire in 1980. Most of the station building was restored, including what is now the Phoenix pub,however the former Station Master’s House remained empty,in an unusable condition, and on Historic England’s ‘Heritage at Risk’ Register. 

The significant investment includes new timber sash windows, a new entrance matching the doors and panels on the station platform, retaining the original chimney stack and installing a new ceiling and timber floor. A £44,000 grant from the Railway Heritage Trust enabled the design of the new windows, doors, flooring and external repairs to closely follow the heritage style of the age and Victorian character of the building.

The refurbishment forms part of Project 1000, our £200m plan to bring a thousand empty and derelict spaces into use by 2030. The building is now on the market for rent and we expect it to become a café or restaurant.

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Parliamentary Under Secretary for Arts and Heritage, said:

“The railway is an intrinsic part of our national heritage — and one which millions of people use every day. The beautiful station at Denmark Hill station continues to grow and serve local visitors, while proudly showing off its Victorian heritage.

“I’m delighted to reopen the Station Master’s House — brilliantly brought back to life thanks to this restoration — and look forward to seeing it play its part in the next chapter for this much-loved station.”

Aigars Pudulis, Leasing Manager from The Arch Company, said:

“We are delighted to bring the former Station Master’s House back into usable condition after 43 years. The locationin the Camberwell Grove Conservation Area, close to Denmark Hill station,benefits from high footfall, making it an ideal area for a café or similar business to thrive. We look forward to welcoming a new business here soon.”

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Tim Hedley-Jones, Director of the Railway Heritage Trust, said:


“We are very happy to have supported The Arch Company in this project with a grant to bring disused space back into use while restoring heritage features. We are also pleased that this project will remove a building from Historic England’s ‘Buildings at Risk’ Register.It has been a longstanding aspiration of the Railway Heritage Trust to see this building restored and reused, and we’re delighted it now has a bright future.”

For more information about spaces to let, or to learn more about Project 1000 developments, please visit The Arch Company website 

Tim Hedley-Jones, Executive Director, Railway Heritage Trust; Craig McWilliam, CEO, The Arch Company; Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Minister for Arts and Heritage; Aric Driver, Great Great Great Grandson of Charles Henry Driver, Victorian architect.

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Heritage Minister reopens Grade II listed Station Master’s House that lay derelict for 43 years 

We are investing over £1.5 million to revive two derelict Grade II listed railway arches on Crucifix Lane, situated just 400 metres southeast of London Bridge station, creating new spaces for businesses to thrive.

With works already underway, the investment will breathe new life into these neglected spaces and provide a blank canvas for restaurants, cafes, bars, and other leisure businesses looking to contribute to the local community and economy.

The spaces are being developed to meet high sustainability standards, with both arches projected to achieve an EPC 'B' rating. New energy efficient measures include the integration of LED lighting, an energy-efficient air source heat pump AC unit, the installation of new glazing and louvring, complete lining of all arch spaces, and the incorporation of new insulation. Works are expected to complete in Spring next year.

"We anticipate high demand for these unique spaces within striking distance of London Bridge Station. Our retrofitting scheme at Crucifix Lane is part of Project 1000, our £200m plan bringing a thousand empty or derelict spaces into use across England and Wales by 2030.”

Built between 1864 and 1866, the arches were designed by Charles Henry Driver, a prominent Victorian architect recognised for his work with figures like Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Joseph Bazalgette, whose architectural portfolio also includes the Abbey Mills and Crossness Pumping Station. Driver’s railway arches on Crucifix Lane are noteworthy due to their Victorian features, including patterns crafted from different coloured bricks and elaborate stone carvings.

In more recent history, these arches became a well-loved nightclub, going by the name of Happy Jacks and later Jacks. The arches hosted the Chemical Brothers' first London show in 1994 and were also the backdrop for the 

music video to the 2005 global hit 'I Like the Way' by duo BodyRockers

. In 2015, the area was closed off to facilitate the London Bridge Station expansion and the arches have remained dormant until now.

Tim Hedley-Jones, Executive Director of the Railway Heritage Trust said,

“The Railway Heritage Trust is delighted to support the sympathetic restoration of these facades which are a further example of the Trust and The Arch Company working together to provide a long-term sustainable future for our railway heritage."

Nadia Broccardo, Chief Executive of Team London Bridge said,

“We welcome The Arch Company’s investment in this key heritage asset and are enthused by their commitment to develop sustainable spaces within the arches. It will pave the way for businesses who are looking to create a vibrant future for London Bridge and along the Low Line”.

The redevelopment scheme is a part our £200m development plan, Project 1000, which is bringing a thousand empty or derelict spaces into use across England and Wales by 2030. Project 1000 is one of the biggest commercial property retrofit projects in London.

Crucifix Road Transformation_ Press Section

We are investing over £1.5 million to revive two derelict Grade II listed railway arches on Crucifix Lane, situated just 400 metres southeast of London Bridge station, creating new spaces for businesses to thrive. 

£1.5m restoration of  hidden heritage gem behind London Bridge Station begins

We are investing over £3 million to transform fifteen railway arch spaces between Brayards Road and Consort Road in Peckham into a new place for businesses to thrive.

In recognition of the historical significance of these arches, formerly home of the Meridian Bronze Foundry, the development has been named 

With works already underway, we are breathing new life into arches that were largely neglected and unlettable when they acquired the property portfolio in 2019. Recognising the potential of these spaces, the company is undertaking significant investment to transform the arches into flexible space suitable for a range of business uses.

The fifteen railway arches have a long history of enterprise as the former home of the Meridian Bronze Foundry, where many iconic statues across London’s landscape were cast in bronze. These include Ivor Roberts-Jones’s statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, The National Firefighters Memorial sculpted by John William Mills to honour the victims of the Blitz, and David Wynne’s Lion and Unicorn centrepiece for the Queen Elizabeth Gate at Hyde Park Corner.

“We are thrilled to embark on this transformative journey to revive these historic railway arches in Peckham,” 

“The Arch Company is investing over £3 million into redeveloping these arches to preserve their heritage and create valuable opportunities for new businesses in this area, contributing to the economic growth and vibrancy of Peckham.”

Given the prime location of the arches and proximity to Central London, we anticipate strong demand from businesses seeking to continue the arches’ tradition of making and creating. We anticipate that the project will complete this autumn.

Offering attractive and functional spaces for businesses to thrive in Peckham, the comprehensive renovation plan encompasses a range of improvements to make the arches into a flexible, mixed-use development suitable for shops, cafes, offices, and light industrial uses. On average, businesses in railway arches employ approximately five people. Therefore, the renovation of these fifteen arches is expected to support the creation of up to 75 jobs.

The restoration will involve fully lining each arch, creating infills, installing new floor slabs for efficient loading, and equipping them with automatic roller shutters. The installation of essential utilities, such as water and electricity, is also taking place. Exterior enhancements will include resurfacing the access areas, restoring rear yards, and erecting fencing to enhance security.

The redevelopment scheme is a part of our £200m development plan –

. Project 1000 is bringing a thousand empty or derelict spaces into use across England and Wales by 2030 and is one of the biggest commercial property retrofit projects in London. The Arch Company is

jointly owned by Blackstone and TT Group and exists to make space for businesses to thrive.

For more information about spaces to let in Bronze Yard, Peckham,

We are investing over £3 million to transform fifteen railway arch spaces between Brayards Road and Consort Road in Peckham into a new place for businesses to thrive. 

£3m railway arch restoration project underway at Bronze Yard, Peckham

The Arch Company has signed terms on a new, larger London Head Office at Watling House, Cannon Street, London, as part of a relocation later this summer.



The move will create a new long-term home for The Arch Company and is designed to better accommodate the business’ growing workforce, with the company more than doubling in size since inception in February 2019 to over 230 employees today.

In its first four years, The Arch Company has focused on growing its customer-facing team – doubling the number of Property Managers and trebling the number of Site Facilities Managers in London alone. The business has also grown its regional team considerably, with the appointment of eight Property Managers and ten Site Facilities Managers to cover its portfolio of arches outside of the capital. The business has also established full tech and legal compliance teams.

The Arch Company’s current office, 140 London Wall, originally known as Bastion House, is set to be demolished as part of the City of London’s development of Barbican Quarter.

Watling House provides The Arch Company with high quality, future-proof office accommodation and a net-zero carbon fitout certification, adding to the strong sustainability credentials of the building. The new location offers employees excellent transport links and swift access to the business’ portfolio of railway arches and spaces in London. The new office will include artwork and furniture made by some of The Arch Company’s small business customers.

, said: 
“Our new HQ in London marks the ongoing expansion of The Arch Company. We have seen rapid growth of our frontline team, which has more than doubled in the past four years. The new office space will better support our business needs so that we can focus on what is truly important – delivering the best service to our customers. We look forward to bringing our people together in our new space later this summer.”

We have signed terms on a new, larger London Head Office at Watling House, Cannon Street, London, as part of a relocation later this summer.

The Arch Company announces new London Head Office to support sustained growth of workforce

 on Atlantic Road will be filled with an immersive multi-disciplinary exhibition for just three days next week. As part of our community engagement, The Arch Company will support the work of eight artists from the University of Arts London, who have curated a pop-up exhibition. Entitled “Rapture to Reckoning” this will be hosted in the railway arch at 

, which forms part of the iconic Brixton Arches.

Live from Monday 24th April for three days, the exhibition will combine performance, film, photography, sculpture, print, installation, painting, and textiles. The concept is to encourage visitors to explore re-embracing our wilderness within a dystopian world, shaped by the remains of our past environment.

Freya Hayes from Rapture to Reckoning, said

“We look forward to inviting the people of Brixton and beyond into the immersive world we are creating. We want to encourage thought into what people, culture and nature mean to us; we are creating a reality without them, to highlight how important our world is and we are to each other. The arches are a great example of the gap between past and present, they are a relic of what once was. We want to thank The Arch Company for providing the space for us to present this world in.”

Rapture to Reckoning will take place at 20 Atlantic Road. Running from Monday, 24 to Wednesday, 26 April between 6pm – 8pm each day, with a ticketed private viewing on the 24th. For tickets, please visit @rapture_to_reckoning on Instagram.

The Arch Company provided the space in Brixton Arches for this pop-up cultural experience. 

The Brixton Arches on Atlantic Road will be filled with an immersive multi-disciplinary exhibition for just three days next week. As part of our community engagement, we supported the work of eight artists from the University of Arts London, who have curated a pop-up exhibition. Entitled “Rapture to Reckoning” this will be hosted in the railway arch at 20 Atlantic Road, which forms part of the iconic Brixton Arches.

Brixton Arches set to host University of Arts London Pop-up Exhibition

Ten derelict railway arches in Manchester are to be redeveloped into new destinations for food and drink, leisure and retail businesses to occupy.

 has submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council for the redevelopment of ten railway arches on Corporation Street, Manchester. Recognising the potential of these centrally located arches, our proposal will see substantial investments made to transform the previously unloved arches into destinations for new leisure, food and drink and retail businesses to move into.

With the majority being vacant for at least ten years, the arches are unlettable in their current condition. Our £4m scheme will create contemporary spaces, which nod to the industrial heritage of the arches. This will include new glazed frontages, new services and drainage and internal lining to make the accommodation dry and ready for new businesses to occupy.

Historically, these arches were predominantly used for industrial purposes, however, as the urban landscape changed, these types of businesses moved elsewhere. Our investment will help these prominently located units to realise their potential and create a vibrant environment for locals to enjoy.

Investment into spaces like this falls under The Arch Company’s £200m development plan – 

 – to bring a thousand empty or derelict spaces into use across England and Wales by 2030. Other schemes already underway in Manchester include the development of arches on Temperance Street and Bennett Street. The Arch Company is the UK’s leading small business landlord and jointly owned by Blackstone and Telereal Trillium.

Rob Roddy, Portfolio Asset Manager at The Arch Company,

 said: “Corporation Street is a fantastic location for leisure and retail businesses to make their own – we see incredible potential in these railway arches. As part of our development plan, Project 1000, we’re committed to investing in 1,000 spaces by 2030 and hope these arches in Manchester will form part of these plans.”

The Arch Company became responsible for 253 spaces across Manchester and Salford in 2019, after purchasing 5,200 spaces from Network Rail. This is the biggest concentration of railway arches outside of London. At the point of sale, 1,400 spaces were left vacant, and require significant investment and development before they will be suitable for occupation.

For more information about our available spaces to let in Manchester please register your interest

News and Reports

The Arch Company unveils plaque to celebrate award-winning restoration of railway arches at Findlater's Corner

Asda signs deal with The Arch Company to take over two units in Salford

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The Arch Company begins £2.5m restoration of railway arches on America Street, Southwark

Heritage Minister reopens Grade II listed Station Master’s House that lay derelict for 43 years

£1.5m restoration of hidden heritage gem behind London Bridge Station begins

£3m railway arch restoration project underway at Bronze Yard, Peckham

The Arch Company announces new London Head Office to support sustained growth of workforce

Brixton Arches set to host University of Arts London Pop-up Exhibition

Plans submitted for multi-million-pound scheme to transform ten derelict arches in Manchester into vibrant new leisure and retail spaces

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