Place street/square Sé Funchal
Rua da Alfândega is a street in Funchal facing the customs house, where the town council moved in 1848 and the Associação Comercial was first installed in 1836. It later housed the Blandy offices and the English Club with its library, and saw a fire at Payne's bakery in 1878.
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- Customs houses — Street facing the 1733 upper storey.
- Blandy — Current location of the firm's offices.
- Popular riots — Shop destroyed in 1931.
- Funchal Commercial Association — Street where the association was first installed in 1836.
- Old Funchal — Near the site of the old town hall.
- Fire-fighting — Street where the 1878 fire at Payne's bakery occurred.
- Town hall — Street where the council moved in 1848.
- Alliance Club — Last premises of the club.
- Sabão (street) — Street connected by the Rua do Sabão.
- Reading Rooms — Street where the English Club housing the library stood.
- Esmeraldo (street) — One end of Rua do Esmeraldo.