Britain's Bourse

Britain's Bourse, also known as the New Exchange, was a shopping arcade located on the Strand, London opened by James I in 1609.

It was built by Sir Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury.

The site had previously been occupied by the stables of Durham House, now 52 to 64 Strand.

[7] The opening included a theatrical production by Ben Jonson, The Entertainment at Britain's Burse.

[8] It primarily catered for women providing not only fashionable clothes and millinery, but also ornaments and items of furniture.