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;
Piccadilly line line trains would divert to the Richmond branch, and the Piccadilly could stop at Turnham Green and Chiswick Park stations. In 2005 a business case was prepared to re-open the disused York Road Underground station, to serve the Kings Cross Central development and help relieve congestion at King's Cross St Pancras. York Road station closed in September 1932 and was about north of King's Cross St Pancras. Piccadilly line The Piccadilly line () is a London Underground line that runs between in suburban north London and in the west, where it divides into two branches: one of these runs to