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  1. livinglondonhistory.com › a-trip-to-londons-oldestA Trip To London's Oldest Umbrella Shop - Living London History

    Dec 22, 2021 · For a time James Smith and Sons also had a shop on Savile Place. It was reportedly so narrow that an umbrella could not even be opened inside. This shop catered to the highest strata of Victorian society including statesmen Gladstone, Bonar Law and Lord Curzon.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Smith_&_SonsJames Smith & Sons - Wikipedia

    It was founded by James Smith as a single shop in Foubert's Place in 1830. [2] Further branches were established in Savile Row and New Burlington Street and the main premises is now in New Oxford Street. The shop-fittings there were constructed around 1865 and the shop still has a traditional Victorian character. [3]

  3. secretldn.com › james-smith-and-sonsJames Smith & Sons: London's World Famous Umbrella Store

    Oct 2, 2023 · They set up shop on New Oxford Street, where they’ve resided ever since. For a short while, they also had a shop on Savile Place. This shop was said to be so narrow that an umbrella couldn’t even be opened up inside (probably for the best considering the bad luck it supposedly brings).

  4. www.anothermag.com › fashion-beauty › 8530Inside London’s Most Famous Umbrella Shop - AnOther

    Apr 4, 2016 · Almost a decade before Queen Victoria sat on the throne, London’s umbrella market was booming (it was the only solution to Britain’s idiosyncratic weather) and James Smith set up shop in London’s Foubert Place, today tucked away behind Liberty.

  5. www.all-about-london.com › 2009 › 10Old London Traditional shops - James and Sons Umbrellas

    Oct 8, 2009 · The First James Smith started our traditional of umbrella making in 1830 when he opened a small shop in Fouberts Place, off Regent Street. He made the umbrellas at the back of the shop, and customers were served at the front. That tradition is still maintained in our New Oxford Street premises.

  6. hidden-london.com › the-guide › james-smithJames Smith - Hidden London

    When the brolly business in Foubert’s Place outgrew its cramped premises, Smith’s son, also called James, opened new shops off Savile Row and in New Oxford Street, in St Giles.

  7. www.exploringgb.co.uk › blog › james-smith-and-sonsJames Smith And Sons: London's Oldest Umbrella Shop

    Mar 3, 2024 · In 1830, a Mr Smith founded the now famous firm of James Smith and Sons (Umbrellas) at Foubert’s Place, just off Regent Street in London’s West End. The umbrellas were made in a small workshop in the back of the shop and then sold to customers at the front.

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