The Oldest Shops In London

This week Lord Hume is in Mayfair to tell you about the oldest shops in London.
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Filmed & Edited by James Albarn of Last Line Films:
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[@kubinka879]

Old shops, come to Chester, we have a shop from 1274AD the oldest shop in England!

[@TheByard]

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.

[@pamelachristie5570]

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.

[@joanweightman2275]

Excellent, enjoyable and nostalgic viewing. Thank you! You've inspired me to want to visit London.

[@ianhalverson6350]

informative & fascinating as ever, your lordship clifford! how things used to change...

[@janinemcdonnell9221]

This came up today on my feed. So enjoyed the bit of London history, thank you. A new subscriber. 🇦🇺🦘

[@paulmaryon9088]

Well Sir, what an interesting video, thank you so very much.I shall check out some more of your content. All the best

[@Ryder382]

I would like to share the experience with someone, to walk through the stores. Looks absolutely amazing and the history would be very interesting ❤🌹

[@qed456]

One's ancestors used to frequent Truefitt and Hill . Never been myself though!

[@arob79]

I enjoyed Hatchard’s when I last went to London and bought a few books there.

[@4WDIESEL1]

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]

Ah yes, the authority Wikipedia.

[@achrisjones]

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

[@idaornstein1305]

Where you are talking about Fortnum & Mason, behind you a little distance away is, I believe what was called a “stink pipe.”

[@trevorcook3129]

Very Joolz guide of you to spot that!

[@katekrissana]

My favorite tea is from Fortnum and Masons Earl Grey tea leaf.

[@pinterest9302]

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.

[@missmurrydesign7115]

Delicious...

[@frederickgolding1913]

Used to have Mr Beard cut my hair when it was in Old Bond St. Just the ticket!

[@gooderspitman8052]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

That’s sad

[@havingalook2]

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]

why stand outside these shops? were you not allowed in?

[@seattlebeard]

There must be a law requiring any British video to mention David Beckham at least once. Enjoyed the video anyway. :o)

[@007EnglishAcademy]

The name Coke (Lock & Co) is pronounced ''Cook''. A historian should know that ;)

[@paulmaryon9088]

@007EnglishAcademy, Should be AN historian, any English speaker should know that!

[@007EnglishAcademy]

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]

@@paulmaryon9088Perfect reply Sir 😂

[@virnamisra1657]

Coke. Anybody said Coke

[@007EnglishAcademy]

''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