The Original Hatchard's

Hatchards is the oldest surviving bookshop in Britain.
Location: 173 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EJ
Description: This is the location of the original Hatchard's bookshop - one of the oldest (founded in 1797) and most famous bookshops in Europe - and booksellers to the Royal Household.
Literary figures have always frequented Hatchards - Queen Charlotte, Disraeli, Lord Byron, Wellington, Macaulay, Kipling, Chesteron, Oscar Wilde - and many more.
Aided perhaps by the shortness of his name, Sir Alec Rose, the yachtsman, signed 1250 copies of his book during just one session, a record still unbroken!


Hatchards is the oldest surviving bookshop in Britain. |
Ranking This Month: 2121/3032
Pages Hit This Month: 6
1» Hello. Im a relation to the founder of this bookshop and have an oil painted portait of James Vickers an employee of the shop. He was born 2nd January 1761. A note on the reverse of the painting says he was unmarried and was a good man. Hope this is of some interest to you. (Lorna Hatchard)
Your Comments:
Other places nearby:
Author Mary Shelley lived here», 1.0km
Charles Kingsley lived here», 2.1km
Author Arnold Bennett lived here», 1.2km
William S Burroughs lived here», 0.0km
HG Wells+Peter Cook lived here», 3.6km
Enid Bagnold's Cow», 1.9km
Irish poet WB Yeats Lived here», 1.3km
An Art & Print Treasure», 1.5km
Shakespeare, The Lodger», 2.0km
The Turks Head Literary Club», 0.4km
Location Pinpointed:
Open Street Maps», Google Maps»