Look what we've just found!
Downstairs at Arthur Beale we have been having a bit of a clear up. We are trying to make The Blobby Room more presentable to customers. The Blobby Room is self explanatory in that it is the room where blobby things live. In particular paint, mastics, adhesives, lamp oil, and that kind of blobby stuff. There is some product creep but generally if its blobby its in the blobby room. Who needs location barcodes when you have a system like that! Behind a board and some old shelves we...
Martyn Mackrill Exhibition - it's finished!
The exhibition has now closed and the shop walls are looking a bit bare. If you missed seeing the paintings in real life you can still purchase the catalogue online or in our shop or you can browse the "flipping book" catalogue by clicking on the link below.
http://www....
Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club
Gerry came in with a copy of the 75th Anniversary Booklet published in 1996 of the Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club. It was given to him by a club member. I could be wrong but I think the club was the inspiration for the Art of Coarse Sailing one of the funniest books about sailing "A Coarse Sailor is someone who in a crisis forgets nautical language and shouts 'For God's sake,'turn left', while Coarse Sailing is not mucking around in boats but boating around in muck." I digress, on...
Royal Institute of Navigation at Arthur Beale
Arthur Beale recently had a visit from the Royal Institute of Navigation. They found their way to our shop which was a good start!
I didn't know much about their organisation until I met Roger McKinlay at an event at the Little Ship Club. We got chatting and he told me about the organisation. It is a learned society but is not just a group of boffins, their membership covers professional experts plus keen amateurs and people who are just plain interested in navigation. Not...
We love your comments!
We had a look on the Time Out website to see how the Love London awards were coming on and we noticed some lovely comments:
http://www.timeout.com/london/shopping/arthur-beale#tab_panel_3
Thank you for being so generous with your praises. We will have to keep up the standard!
Scandinavian Christmas Market
Scandinavian Christmas Market
20-22nd November
Arthur Beale will be there with lots of lovely Norwegian Pullovers and Merino Thermals! This is a lively and very authentic Christmas Market run by the local Scandinavian Churches. In recent years it has expanded outside the Churches and taken over the whole road! It’s a great fun way to get ahead with your Christmas Shopping.
Albion Street Rotherhithe. Nearest tubes are Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Canada Water.
The street market is free to visit.
Opening hours: Friday 20 11am – 8pm Saturday 21...
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Time Out Love London Awards Voting now finished
Arthur Beale has made it through to the final voting stage for this prestigious award. The final voting has now finished so now we have to wait until 17th November to find out how we have done. We have already done pretty well by making to the finals and we were up against a lot of powerful competition as Covent Garden is bursting with excellent shops. Whether we win or not, thanks for your votes! Hope to see you soon.
