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Prices Harrods is one of the most exclusive department stores in the world. Interesting facts The world's first escalator was installed in Harrods in Location Brompton Road , Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge. Schedule From Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 8 pm Sunday: to 6 pm. Transport Tube station: Knightsbridge Piccadilly line Buses: lines 9, 10, 14, 19, 22, 52, 74, , and C1.

Camden Town Portobello Road Market. You may also be interested in. Snakes aren't the only animal in Harrods history — Harrods Pet Store was well-known for selling exotic animals to wealthy customers until it closed in Christian the Lion was bought from the store in , playwright Noel Coward purchased himself an alligator as a Christmas gift and Ronald Reagan acquired himself an elephant called Gertie in a telephone sale.

We'll stick to socks, thanks. Harrods' famous Knightsbridge location is largely thanks to the Great Exhibition of in Hyde Park. In he established a grocery business at Upper Whitecross Street in Clerkenwell.

However, in , he took over a shop on the site of the current Harrods, as he wanted to capitalise on trade provided by the Great Exhibition in nearby Hyde Park.

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I would also like to receive the Best Of Londonist weekly email, sent Sunday morning I would also like to receive Things To Do in London: The Daily Guide weekday picks sent every day at 4pm for the next day Thank you, your preferences have been saved. Follow Londonist Londonist. Yet in typical fashion, Charles Digby turned the disaster into an opportunity to build the shop afresh, extend the departments and modernise the layout. He fulfilled every Christmas order on time using temporary premises across the road together with the hard work of his staff.

His reputation — and that of the store — was enhanced. By the end of the century, Charles Digby was the father of eight grown-up children. Despite this, there was noone able to take over the reins. Charles Digby decided to retire and the business was sold.

Forty years of Harrod control of the store came to an end and a Limited Company was formed, with the first of a series of Burbidge family members in charge. The sale proved to be yet another boost to the development of the future store. By the surrounding properties had been acquired and the shell of the present building had been built on a footprint that survives to this day.

The future was rosy, as a dynasty of Burbidge owners was to take the store into the future. Sign in. Back to Main menu Virtual events Masterclasses. Home Period Victorian A brief history of Harrods. Getty Images. A portrait of Charles Digby Harrod. James Weightman. More on: United Kingdom.