Piccadilly run by his family until 1835. Hatchards, now the oldest surviving bookshop in Britain, was started by John Hatchard at No. 173 in 1797; it moved to the current location at No. 189-90 (now No. 187) in 1801. Aldine Press moved to Piccadilly from Chancery Lane in 1842, and remained there until 1894. The Egyptian Hall at No. 170, designed in 1812 by P. F. Robinson for W. Bullock of Liverpool, was modelled on Ancient Egyptian architecture, particularly the Great Temple of Dendera (Tentyra). One author described it as "one of the strangest places Piccadilly ever knew". It was a
The Teacher's Bookshop militias and forces loyal to the previous Fatah administration, and Islamic extremists began to take advantage of the growing chaos and lawlessness. On the night of February 3, 2006, two small pipe bombs destroyed the doors of The Teacher's Bookshop. Soon after store employees received a note demanding that the bookshop close permanently. Many Gazans, however, gathered to show their support, through a pro-bookshop rally. The store reopened five weeks later. Gazan authorities were unable to determine who was behind the attack. On April 15, 2007, the store was bombed a second time. The bombing took place as part of