Hatchards Hatchards Hatchards is a branch of Waterstones, and 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 and 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. The oldest bookshop in the United Kingdom, Hatchards was founded at 173 Piccadilly, London, by John Hatchard in 1797. It moved within Piccadilly in 1801, to No.189–190;
The Bookshop (film) The Bookshop (film) The Bookshop is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet, based on the novel of the same name by Penelope Fitzgerald. The film stars Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, and Bill Nighy. This is the third collaboration between Patricia Clarkson and Isabel Coixet, after "Elegy" and "Learning to Drive", and the second 2017 film that features both Mortimer and Clarkson after "The Party". The film was shot in Portaferry and Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland, and in Barcelona, Spain during August and September 2016. The film won three Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director,