The story of the Oldest Barbershop in the World, as recognised by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000, began in fashionable Mayfair in 1805, the year of Nelsons victorious Battle at Cape Trafalgar while King George III sat on Englands throne and William Pitt the Younger served as its Prime Minister. This was the era of fine craftsmanship, innovation and styling which set the scene for a history that is colourful, inventive and pioneering.