Hancocks & Co is a retail jeweller in London, founded on 1 January 1849 by Charles F. Hancock, a former partner of Storr and Mortimer. The first shop was opened at a corner of Bruton Street and New Bond Street , in London. It has moved several times since then. Hancocks has become notable for the manufacture of the Victoria Cross medals and also for the various Royal Warrants that it holds. It is now on St James's Street in London.
6-604: Hancocks' first gallery opened at a corner of Bruton Street and New Bond Street , in London in 1849. Hancocks subsequently moved in 1917 to Vigo Street , in 1970 to Burlington Gardens , in 1998 to Burlington Arcade and, in 2024, to 62 St James Street. Hancocks exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851, and at international exhibitions at Paris in 1867 and Vienna in 1873 . In 1998, Hancocks acquired
12-687: The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne . The house was commonly thought to have been damaged in the Blitz and demolished in the aftermath, but archival documents at the British Library prove that the house had been demolished by property developers between 1937 and 1939, before the start of the war. The fashion designer Norman Hartnell lived and worked at No. 26 from 1935 until his death in 1979. 51°30′37″N 0°08′42″W / 51.51032°N 0.145°W / 51.51032; -0.145 ( Location of
18-495: The business of S.J. Rood, diamond merchants and jewellery manufacturers. S.J. Rood were themselves awarded a Royal Warrant by Mary of Teck , queen consort of King George V , in 1921 and were the creators of the "For...." series of rings which were given to Queen Mary’s ladies-in-waiting on their marriage. On 13 August 1849, after eight months in business, Hancocks received the Royal Appointment of Queen Victoria . Many of
24-646: The principal sovereigns of Europe also became regular patrons. There can be little doubt that the rapid expansion by Charles Hancock during the formative years of the Company led to Hancocks being entrusted with the design and production of the Victoria Cross on the inception of the award in 1856. This medal is still made exclusively by Hancocks. In 1962 the Company was granted the Royal Warrant as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother . S.J. Rood
30-440: Was born there, and the fashion designer Norman Hartnell lived there for 44 years. It runs from Berkeley Square in the south-west to New Bond Street in the north-east, where it continues as Conduit Street . Notable residents have included Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll , and Richard Brinsley Sheridan . On 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth II was born at No. 17, the London home of her maternal grandfather,
36-552: Was established in London’s Burlington Arcade in 1873 by the Allen family. From 1900 onwards the firm was patronised by affluent Londoners and was awarded a Royal Warrant by Queen Mary. It operated independently until acquired by Hancocks in 1998. [REDACTED] Media related to Hancocks & Co at Wikimedia Commons Bruton Street Bruton Street is a street in London's Mayfair district. Queen Elizabeth II
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