The Arcade was built as part of the redevelopment of
High Street Kensington tube station by the
Metropolitan Railway between 1906 and 1907 from designs by their consultant architect, George Campbell Sherrin, with the neighbouring department stores,
Pontings and
Derry & Toms taking the store space. In August 2000 it was revealed that
MEPC plc was planning to sell its shopping centres, including Kensington Arcade, so the money can be reinvested in its business parks in
South East England. It was expected to sell for £100 million. Meadow Partners also asked
Paul Davis + Partners to look at the redevelopment of Kensington Arcade. Planning permission was obtained to combine the two shopping units. Kamps, a German bakery chain, opened two stores in London in 2013 one on
Tottenham Court Road and the other in Kensington Arcade. ==See also==