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Hatchards is an English bookshop claiming to be the oldest in the United Kingdom, founded on in 1797 by John Hatchard. After one move, it has been at the same location on Piccadilly next to since 1801, and the two stores are also neighbours in as of 2014.
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  • Opening hours:
    Sunday—Friday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday: noon—6:00 PM
  • Type: Bookstore
  • Description: bookshop in London
  • Address: 187 Piccadilly

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Academy of Arts.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Museum
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The is an art institution based in Burlington House in London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. is situated 470 feet northwest of Hatchards.

Library
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The is an independent lending library in London, established in 1841. Membership is open to all, on payment of an annual subscription, with life and corporate memberships also available. is situated 490 feet southeast of Hatchards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St James’s and Chinatown.

Neighborhood
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St James's is a district of , and a central district in the , London, forming part of the . The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Suburb
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is an ethnic enclave in the , London, bordering to its north and west, Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.

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is a district of central , part of the West End, famous for jazz, its gay village, sex shops and alternative lifestyles.

Hatchards

Latitude
51.50848° or 51° 30′ 31″ north
Longitude
-0.13805° or 0° 8′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV56+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 623353910
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­books
Wiki­data ID
Q5681055
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Hatchards” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Хэтчардз”
  • Chinese: “哈查茲書店”
  • Dutch: “Hatchards”
  • German: “Hatchards”
  • Indonesian: “Hatchards”
  • Japanese: “ハッチャーズ”
  • Persian: “هچردس”
  • Turkish: “Hatchards”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hatchards”. Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.