The Oldest Shops In London
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This week Lord Hume is in Mayfair to tell you about the oldest shops in London.
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@TheByard 9 ай бұрын
My first wife worked a Fortnum & Mason on the switchboard, they would prank Harrods from time to time. Having the food hall deliver a ham bone to the Natural History Musuem as a bone had broken on an ancient exhibit. Harrods carved off the ham and sent the bone in a black cab. While working in Kuala Pumper back in 2005 I often had my hair cut at Truefitt & Hill and still enjoy using their West Indian Limes aftershave and shower jell. Thanks for jogging my memory.
@kubinka879 9 ай бұрын
Old shops, come to Chester, we have a shop from 1274AD the oldest shop in England!
@joanweightman2275 10 ай бұрын
Excellent, enjoyable and nostalgic viewing. Thank you! You've inspired me to want to visit London.
@pamelachristie5570 9 ай бұрын
This is an interesting concept, but why is there no footage of the interiors? It would have been nice to see a few brief interviews with the employees as well. Even the exterior shots barely showed the subject shops, apart from the wall or doorway where the narrator was leaning. With so little to show, this information scarcely merits a video. A printed article would have done just as well.
@ianhalverson6350 Жыл бұрын
informative & fascinating as ever, your lordship clifford! how things used to change...
@janinemcdonnell9221 10 ай бұрын
This came up today on my feed. So enjoyed the bit of London history, thank you. A new subscriber. 🇦🇺🦘
@christina3521 3 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@paulmaryon9088 9 ай бұрын
Well Sir, what an interesting video, thank you so very much.I shall check out some more of your content. All the best
@arob79 9 ай бұрын
I enjoyed Hatchard’s when I last went to London and bought a few books there.
@pinterest9302 9 ай бұрын
The best inspired clips for Londoners to keep and maintain those beautiful shops to further operate their businesses.Its truly Brits we love most.Good luck and success in every move for all.
@qed456 10 ай бұрын
One's ancestors used to frequent Truefitt and Hill . Never been myself though!
@Ryder382 9 ай бұрын
I would like to share the experience with someone, to walk through the stores. Looks absolutely amazing and the history would be very interesting ❤🌹
@4WDIESEL1 9 ай бұрын
When was the Hudson Bay Company established in Canada? Hudson's Bay Company - Wikipedia 2 May 1670 A royal charter from King Charles II incorporated "The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England, trading into Hudson's Bay" on 2 May 1670. The charter granted the company a monopoly over the region drained by all rivers and streams flowing into Hudson Bay in northern parts of present-day Canada.
@ChromeLuxx 9 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the authority Wikipedia.
@achrisjones 9 ай бұрын
HBC was founded earlier in Canada but only incorporated in London on May 2 1670. And fortnum was founded as a grocery store not a department store. Le bon marche rivé gauche in Paris is listed as the oldest department store opening in 1852
@katekrissana 9 ай бұрын
My favorite tea is from Fortnum and Masons Earl Grey tea leaf.
@idaornstein1305 10 ай бұрын
Where you are talking about Fortnum & Mason, behind you a little distance away is, I believe what was called a “stink pipe.”
@trevorcook3129 10 ай бұрын
Very Joolz guide of you to spot that!
@missmurrydesign7115 9 ай бұрын
Delicious...
@frederickgolding1913 9 ай бұрын
Used to have Mr Beard cut my hair when it was in Old Bond St. Just the ticket!
@gooderspitman8052 10 ай бұрын
Lock And Co, do not make men’s hats anymore, their hats and caps are sourced from Dentons and other manufacturers, who merely stick in the Lock and Co label and up goes the price.
@karldelavigne8134 10 ай бұрын
That's a common business model due to manufacturing costs. Foster & Son came unstuck during Covid in part because of the costs of its new Northampton factory, when previously their RTW shoes were outsourced. The important thing is the quality of the goods and the customer service, but I agree that it's a shame when firms give up on their own manufacture.
@gooderspitman8052 10 ай бұрын
@@karldelavigne8134 yes, but you can buy an identical Failsworth cap for a quarter of the price, to my mind it’s like wearing a fake Rolex.
@Kerbeygrip 9 ай бұрын
I am a North Londoner. I never cease to be amazed at what I don’t know about my home City. Thank you.
@CaroL-nf5rs 9 ай бұрын
That’s sad
@havingalook2 10 ай бұрын
Did you miss Twinings - 216 Strand, Temple, London WC2R 1AP. It's over 300 years old? Or perhaps you focused just on that area and didn't fancy including the Strand.
@missunique65 9 ай бұрын
why stand outside these shops? were you not allowed in?
@seattlebeard 9 ай бұрын
There must be a law requiring any British video to mention David Beckham at least once. Enjoyed the video anyway. :o)
@007EnglishAcademy 9 ай бұрын
The name Coke (Lock & Co) is pronounced ''Cook''. A historian should know that ;)
@paulmaryon9088 9 ай бұрын
@007EnglishAcademy, Should be AN historian, any English speaker should know that!
@007EnglishAcademy 9 ай бұрын
Well, I know that both forms are acceptable. This means I know more than you. I expect Google will put you right on this. @@paulmaryon9088
@idealjohn 9 ай бұрын
@@paulmaryon9088Perfect reply Sir 😂
@virnamisra1657 9 ай бұрын
Coke. Anybody said Coke
@007EnglishAcademy 9 ай бұрын
''Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)(1697-1759), the builder of Holkham, should not be confused with his great-nephew Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (seventh creation), the celebrated agrarian known as "Coke of Norfolk", who also lived at Holkham Hall. Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (builder of Holkham), died without surviving sons, hence his Earldom terminated. Holkham subsequently passed to Thomas Coke's nephew Wenman Roberts who assumed the Coke surname but could not inherit the title. It was Roberts's son, Thomas Coke, born in 1754, for whom the title "Earl of Leicester, of Holkham in the County of Norfolk", was created in 1837. The new title was an honour granted in recognition of Coke's services to politics and agriculture. As this earldom was of a new creation, he too became the 1st Earl. It is his descendant Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester, who resides at Holkham today. The surname "Coke" is pronounced "Cook".@@virnamisra1657