friezes and marbles matching and complementing those of the arch.The arch was dismantled in 1847 and rebuilt by Thomas Cubitt as a ceremonial entrance to the northeast corner of Hyde Park at Cumberland Gate. The reconstruction was completed in March 1851.

Three small rooms in the attic storey of the rebuilt arch were used as a police station from 1851 until at least 1968 (John Betjeman visited it in 1968 and referred