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James Purdey & Sons

A gunmaker's showroom of 1882 that is worth entering for the engraving and the room, whatever you think of guns.

Jewellery & antiquesTrading before 1900Royal Warrant

Photo by This images belong to James Purdey & Sons LTD, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Purdey's Long Room, built in 1882, is one of the great surviving Victorian commercial interiors in London - panelled, hung with trophies, and lined with the firm's own cases. The engraving on the guns is done by hand by individual engravers who sign their work.

The shop also sells leather goods, luggage and country clothing, and the staff are used to visitors who have come to look.

Where
57-58 South Audley Street, W1K 2ED
Nearest station
Bond Street · 7 min walk

Hours

Monday10:00 – 19:00
Tuesday10:00 – 19:00
Wednesday10:00 – 19:00
Thursday10:00 – 19:00
Friday10:00 – 19:00
Saturday10:00 – 19:00
Sunday12:00 – 17:00

Hours from the page that lists them, checked 11 September 2026.

The Gun Room keeps shorter hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday to 17:00, closed Sunday.

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