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James Smith & Sons Ltd

View phone number 53 New Oxford Street, Holborn,
London, WC1A 1BL view on map
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Brief business description

James Smith & Sons was established in 1830 when James Smith made all his umbrellas in a workshop at the back of his shop. Today the shop is still crammed with umbrellas of all shapes and sizes. A selection of other accessories such as walking sticks are also available.

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Terrible Service, not worth it

I bought an expensive umbrella here, only to have the top come off. Not a big deal, take it in and have it serviced as advertised. Arrogantly, they took my umbrella and said to return in a week. When I returned, they had misplaced my umbrella which I had to find for them, only to see that they had not even attempted to repair it. After running around like Fawlty Towers trying to fix it for about 20 minutes, then finally returned my broken umbrella to me saying, "There's nothing I can help you with." Absolutely useless and a complete waste of time. Don't waste you money at this ultra expensive place. It's quinessentially English. Is it any wonder why our country is in the toilet?

Francislondon

Review Date: 01/12/2008 Report review

“Outside every silver lining is a big black cloud”...

...is the James Smith & Sons' motto and when it comes to English weather, they're usually right! The shop has an international reputation for making umbrellas, sticks and gentlemen's cane. It was the first company to use metal Fox frames (named after Samuel Fox, who invented the first steel umbrella in 1848). In many ways it is the most quintessentially English of the books featured in Still Open.James Smith founded his shop in 1830 at Foubert Street in London's West End. His son, also James Smith, moved the business to its current premises in 1867, and it has remained in the family ever since.The shop (a Grade II listed shop, inside and out) is an evocative reminder of the Victorian period. It retains all the original fittings designed and made by master craftsmen employed by the business. The shop front must have resembled many other shop fronts of the period, and is a work of art in itself.

Stillopen

Review Date: 08/11/2006 Report review