Latest news: The railings have gone! After continued public protest they've been removed so that Wilmslow once again has the use of the arcade...

As it was: Barclays' branch in Wilmslow town centre up to the end of 2004:

The plaque on the wall behing the railings. Recently the side gate had been left unlocked so that people could sit in the arcade again; but it wasn't the same as it used to be...

Wilmslow from behind bars wasn't quite what the Ladies Luncheon Club had in mind I think.