Hatchards, Bookstore in Piccadilly, City of Westminster, United Kingdom.
The Hatchards building spans multiple floors filled with shelves containing literature from various genres, rare editions, and contemporary publications.
John Hatchard established this bookstore in 1797, making it the oldest operating bookshop in London, residing at its current Piccadilly location since 1801.
The store maintains three royal warrants and continues the tradition of hosting author events and book signings at the ground floor main table.
Customers can explore the extensive collection daily, with operating hours from 9:30 to 20:00 on weekdays and 12:00 to 18:00 on Saturdays.
The historical staircase displays the portrait of founder John Hatchard, who was both a publisher and an active anti-slavery campaigner.
Location: City of Westminster
Inception: 1797
Industry: bookselling
Opening Hours: Sunday-Friday 09:30-20:00; Saturday 12:00-18:00
Website: http://hatchards.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 51.50848,-0.13805
Latest update: March 28, 2025 23:57
European historic libraries and bookshops preserve written heritage accumulated over centuries. From Livraria Bertrand in Lisbon, founded in 1732 and still operating at the same location, to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, which has housed over 13 million works since 1602, these sites reflect the evolution and dissemination of books. Livraria Lello in Porto is notable for its curved wooden staircase and neo-Gothic woodwork from 1906, while Dominicanen Bookshop in Maastricht is housed in a converted 13th-century church. These spaces are distinguished by their architecture, from baroque to neo-Gothic, and by their function preserved across centuries. The Celsus Library in Izmir, built in 135 AD, used double walls to protect its 12,000 parchments from humidity. Hatchards in London has been operating since 1797 over five floors in Piccadilly, whereas Shakespeare and Company in Paris has maintained its English-language tradition since 1951 opposite Notre-Dame. These institutions offer visitors the chance to explore places where the history of the book is engraved in stone and wood.
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