From the distinctive monkey in the window of Stompers to toy shopping in Langleys, the Royal Arcade holds many fond memories for city shoppers.
But do they know where the beloved arcade got its royal title?
The Grade II-listed covered shopping area has stood in the city since 1899, with many marvelling at its shimmering Art Nouveau craftsmanship.
But visitors might not know the site was once the Royal Hotel and before that, a coaching inn named the Angel Inn.
In 1887, when the hotel moved to the current site of Be At One in Bank Plain, it was decided that the coaching yard of the former hotel site in Gentleman's Walk would become a shopping arcade.
Workers punched a hole through the former hotel to give the shopping area its arched walkway following a design by architect George Skipper.
City historian Mike Loveday said the redesign was an effective way to change the building's design without breaking the bank.
He said: "Basically it looked new but really it was a clever and cheap way to repurpose the hotel.
"From the front in Gentleman's Walk you can still see the old balconies and windows where it was a hotel."
The hotel had been built in 1840 in order to keep up with increasing demand as the market area grew in importance.
At the time it described its target audience as "families and commercial gentlemen".
The original hotel later received its royal seal of approval from Queen Victoria meaning the arcade kept the title.
It is believed the royal stamp could have been awarded after a coach of the crown enjoyed a pleasant stay at the inn.
When the business moved to a new building near Tombland - designed by Joseph Stannard - it kept its regal moniker.
The demolition of the old hotel's innards, the adaptations to an arcade, and the construction of the new building cost a mere £23,905.
During its time as a hotel, the building - in what was Agricultural Plain - hosted former prime ministers Harold Wilson and Harold Macmillan when they visited the city.
However, Wilson is recorded as not being impressed with the venue's beer and is said to have sent out to the nearby Bank Tavern for something more to his taste.
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