Hatchards
(1797-present)

place and bookstore

Aged 227

Hatchards claims to be the oldest bookshop in the United Kingdom, founded on Piccadilly in 1797 by John Hatchard. After one move, it has been at the same location on Piccadilly next to Fortnum & Mason since 1801, and the two stores are also neighbours in St. Pancras railway station as of 2014. It has a reputation for attracting high-profile authors and holds three Royal Warrants granted by the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh respectively.

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

At Messrs. Hatchard's in a house on this site the Royal Horticultural Society was founded on the 7th March 1804

187 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom where it sited (1797)