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No firm mentioned here pays to be recommended. There is no charge of any sort but the firm must be known to Murgatroyd or to have been suggested to him as a firm worthy of being included.

Murgatroyd recommends these service providers in good faith but a firm's attitude and behaviour can change over time and therefore Murgatroyd accepts no responsibility for recommending these firms.

If any-one using one of these firms has a complaint that is not satisfactorily resolved contact Murgatroyd, and, if the complaint seems reasonable, Murgatroyd will tell the firm that unless it is settled that firm will be removed from the list of recommended companies.


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Service Name Area Phone/E-Mail/ Web details
(UK numbers unless stated)
Address Comment
Art Dealer David Barclay London 0208 742 7771   Small very knowledgable dealer, fine quality.
Australian Fish Australian Seafood Co. London N3 020 8371 0308 95 Ballards Lane London N3 1XY Unusual Australian fish and game plus some olive oil mustards etc.
Bacon Jack Scaife Mail order 01535 647772
sales@jackscaife.co.uk
www.jackscaife.co.uk
Jack Scaife
The Factory Mill Lane Oakworth West Yorkshire BD22 7QH
Bacon as it should be and once was
Barber Ivans London 0207 405 0565 17 Little Russell Street,
London

WC1 2HN
An amazing clientelle, you will have to ring for an appointment.
Beds Simon Horn London 0207 731 1279
s.horn@virgin.net
www.simonhorn.com
Simon Horn
117/121, Wandsworth Bridge Road
London
SW6 2TP.
French Empire style beds and bedroom furniture.
Butcher Macbeths Mail order 01309 672254
enquiries@macbeths.com
www.macbeths.com
Macbeths
11 Tolbooth Street Forres Moray IV36 1PH
Scottish beef, lamb and game. Traditional Scottish quality.
Buttons The Button Queen London 0207 935 1505
www.thebuttonqueen.co.uk
The Button Queen
19 Marylebone Lane,
London
W1M 5FE
Antique and modern buttons.
Champagne The Champagne Cellar UK 01474 824590
champagne.cellar3@virgin.net
www.champagne-cellar.co.uk
The Champagne Cellar,
PO Box 138, Rochester,
Kent,
ME37IQ
Fine affordable champagne that should cost twice as much, direct from the shipper. Bespoked labelling available.
Cheese maker J C Quicke & Partners Mail order 01392 851222
sales@quickes.co.uk
www.quickes.co.uk
Quicke & Partners
Home Farm Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5AY
Quickes Traditional Cheddar, Red Leicester and Double Gloucester can be bought in many first class cheese shops or from Quickes direct.
Cheesemongers Paxton and Whitfield London 0207 930 0259
www.cheesemongers.co.uk
93 Jermyn Street,
London,
SW1Y 6JE
First class cheese. Branches in Bath and Stratford Upon Avon.
Cheesemongers The Fine Cheese Company Bath 01225 483407
www.finecheese.co.uk
29/31 Walcot Street,
Bath
Fine range of cheeses
Chocolates L'artisan du chocolat London 020 7824 8365 89 Lower Sloane Street, London SW1  
Computer repairs PC Medics Nationwide www.pc-medics.co.uk
info@pc-medics.co.uk
020 7242 0222
PC Medics(London) Ltd.33 John's Mews, London, WC1N 2QL Computers repaired by remote access.
Corporate car hire Carie Car London 0207 235 0234
 
11-15 Headfort Place,
London
SW7 7DE.
Extremely reliable, honest and courteous service.
Cutlery, porcelain and glass The Room London 0207 225 3225
the-room@dircon.co.uk
www.the-room.com/index_bod.htm
158 Walton Street,
London,
SW3 2JL
A super collection of beautifully selected individual work from some of Britains best designers. Fantastic.
Deli Villandry London, Regents Park 020 7631 3131 170 Great Portland Street, London W1N 5TB Very largely organic food from all over the world, fantastic selection.
Dress Fabric Allans of Duke Street London 0207 629 3781
info@allans-of-duke-street.com
www.allans-of-duke-street.com
75, Duke Street,
Mayfair,
London,
W1M 5DJ
super range of dress fabrics for all occasions
Dry Cleaner Spencers Ltd. Central London 020 8 944 0019
SPENCERSDC@AOL.COM
204 New Kings Road,
London,
SW6 4NF
Super service from an excellent cleaner. Not part of a group, they collect and deliver in central London
Fishmonger H Forman & Son London 020 8985 0378
info@formans.co.uk
www.formans.co.uk
H Forman & Son
6 Queens Yard Whitepost Lane London E9 5EN
Specialist smoked fish shop, mainly mail order but can call in, best to phone first though.
Fudge Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen Canterbury, Kent 01227 730216
www.fudgekitchen.co.uk
orders@www.fudgekitchen.co.uk
Freepost Sea 8645Canterbury. CT4 8BR Excellent fudge
Furniture Period Home Centre East Anglia 01728 689042 Snape Maltings, Snape Bridge, Saxmunden, Suffolk, IP17 1SR Super hand-made modern and traditional furniture,they suply many of London's best shops. Can be bought direct at great savings.
Hair dresser Joel Vella London 0207 584 8829 Thurlow Place,
London,
SW7 2HQ
Great stylist, friendly salon.
Hand Made Furniture Maitland-Smith Ltd. London 0208 743 9588 89 Richford Street,
London
W67HJ
An incredible range of furniture,mainly in Regency style, hand made and beatiful
Hatters Locks London 0207 930 8874
info@lockhatters.co.uk
www.lockhatters.co.uk
Locks
6 St. James's Street
London,
SWlA 1EF
Best top hats and very good bowlers.
Hatters (men) Herbert Johnson Ltd. London 0207 408 1174 54 St James's Street,
London,
W1A 1JT
Probably Londons oldest hat shop, still one of the very best.
Hatters (men and women) Herbert Johnson Ltd London 0207 408 1174 54 St James's Street,
London,
W1A 1JT
One of London's leading hatters.
Home-cured Ham Dukeshill Ham Mail order 0800 731 8645
neale@dukeshillham.co.uk
www.dukeshillham.co.uk
Dukeshill Ham, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6AF Traditional ham, various styles, all good.
Hotels The Dukes Hotel London 0207 4914840
enquiries@dukeshotel.co.uk
www.dukeshotel.co.uk
Dukes Hotel
35 St.James Place,
London,
SW1A 1NY
A lovely hotel in a super, quiet location just around the corner from St Jame's Palace
Hotels Hotel Continental Whitstable Kent 01227 280280
www.oysterfishery.co.uk
Hotel Continental,
Beach Walk,
Whitstable,
Kent,
CT5 2BP
A fun week end away hotel, good food. Islington sur la mere.
Hotels Durrants Hotel London 0207 935 8131
www.durrantshotel.co.uk
info@durrantshotel.co.uk
Durrants Hotel
George Street,
London.
W1H 6BJ
A privately owned hotel that is a perfect example of what a hotel should be. It has the nicest snug bar in London
Hotels The Carnegie Outpost London 0207 589 7333
www.londonoutpost.co.uk
info@londonoutpost.co.uk
The Carnegie Outpost
69 Cadogan Gardens,
London,
SW3 2RB
A quiet very private hotel.
Hotels Golden Pheasant Oxfordshire 01993 823223
enquiries@oldenglishinns.co.uk
www.oldenglish.co.uk
Golden Pheasant
High Street
Burford Oxon OX18 4QA
Super small hotel with a very good restaurant. Part of a small chain, hopefully all this good.
Hotels The Mermaid Inn Rye Sussex 01797 223065
Fax: 01797 225069
The Mermaid Inn, Mermaid Street, Rye, Sussex, TN31 7EU Lovely Old English Hotel including 4 four poster bedrooms
Interior design Bluedeco   www.bluedeco.com   Ideal wedding presents etc.
Interior Designer Nina Somerset-Leehe Europe   Monte Carlo Superb style
Invisable menders Nevile-Sechic Ltd. Nation-wide 01924 464281 7 Wellington Road East,
Dewsbury,
Yorkshire.
WF13 1HF
First class menders. They do work for most of the savile Row tailors and the Yorkshire woolen mills.
Italian Food Fratelli Camisa Mail order 020 8905 1240
CAMISAFOOD@AOL.COM
www.camisa.co.uk
Fratelli Camisa
Unit 3 Lismirrane Industrial Park, Elstree Road Elstree Herts WD6 3EE
Authentic Italian produce. Super quality, wide range plus kitchen items. They have a great cookbook.
Japanese Food Atari-Ya London N12 & W3 020 8446 6669
mailto:atari-ya@uk.so-net.com
595 High Road London N12 0DY & 7 Station Parade Noel Road W3 137 Being Japanese it is mainly fish but there are other interesting things to try. English spoken.
Jewish Food Rogg's London E1 020 7488 3368 Cannon Street Road E1 2LX Home pickled food, Gefilte fish, cheesecake and much else all waiting to be tried.
Make-up ibeauty USA 001 631 952 3080
www.ibeauty.com
  Wide range of well known make up. Ship to UK
Mother and Baby Jojo Maman Bebe   0870 241 0560
www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk
  Baby toys and mothers clothes
Middle Eastern Food Green Valley London W1 020 7402 7385 36 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 7PG This is probably the best selection of Middle Eastern food in the whole country
Milliners Caroline Hickman London 07775 995 173
caroline@kingston-estates.co.uk
Adam and Eve Mews,
London
Lovely hats from a very creative designer. Singular designs
Natural Beef Wild Beef Mail order 01647 433433 Richard Vines Hillhead Farm Chagford Devon TQ13 8DY Completly natural rearing leads to excellent tasting beef. Delivery nation-wide.
Organic beef by mail order www.quenbyhall.co.uk Mail order

0116 259 6555
enquries@quenbyhall.co.uk

Cold Newton Lodge
Nr Billesdon
Leicester
LE7 9DA
Finest quality, 3 week hung Longhorn beef, fresh organic, direct
from Quenby farm. Min. order 10kgs. Soil Ass. registered.
Organic Greengrocer The Fresh Food Co Mail order 020 8969 0351
organic@freshfood.co.uk
www.freshfood.co.uk
The Fresh Food Co. Soil Association Fresh Produce Award says it all. Delivery nation wide overnight.
Outdoor sports wear Stephen Rawlings and Porter Mail order 01494 793883   A good range of country wear, made in a range of styles and weights. Special sizes catered for.
Partridge shooting SA Bastida Majorca Majorca 0044 (0) 20 8741 7789
Fax 0044 (0) 02 8741 0333
Email: marketing@farnfields.co.uk
Fishing and Shooting Facilities (UK) Ltd. PO Box 100 London, W6 0ZJ Great shooting
Photography Fergus Noone UK 020 8858 3309 11 The Market Greenwich London SE10 9HZ Fantastic photographer. Competely individual wedding shots. A blessed relief from the formulatic norm.
Photography Ian Giles UK

01304 365588/ 381048
photos@igiles.f9.co.uk

http://www.iangilesphotos.co.uk/

   
Pyjamas and dressing gowns Budd London 0207 493 0139 1a Piccadilly Arcade,
Piccadilly,
London
SW1
The only gentlemen's outfitters in London to feature in an Irvine Berlin song. Mr Berlin knew what he was talking about.
Shirts Manning and Manning On-Line Mail Order 01634 721 744
bmanning@shirts-custom.com
www.shirts-custom.com
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY:
Manning and Manning

Fifth Floor, 9-10 Savile Row, London W1X 1AF
On-line shirt order facility, variety of fabrics and many styles.
Shirts Turnbull and Asser Ltd. London 0207 808 3000
bespoke@turnbullandasser.co.uk
www.turnbullandasser.com
Turnbull and Asser Ltd.
71,Jermyn Street,
London,
SW1Y 6PF
One of the shops that have made Jermyn Street famous for shirts
Shirts Budd London 0207 493 0139 1a Piccadilly Arcade,
Piccadilly,
London SW1
The only gentlemen's outfitters in London to feature in an Irvine Berlin song. Mr Berlin knew what he was talking about.

Shoes

Trickers Ltd. London 0207 930 6395 67 Jermyn Street LondonSE1Y 6NY Traditional English shoes. They have two excellent sales a year, ring for dates.
Shoes Shipton Heneage Mail order 0207 738 8484
www.shiphen.com
Shipton Heneage
117 Queenstown Road,
London SW8 3RH
A very good range of shoes at a suprisingly low price. They deliver shoes on aproval in Central London.
Spices The Spice Shop Mail order 020 7221 4448 1 Blenheim Crescent London W11 2EE Every herb and spice you have ever heard off plus many more together with oils etc.
Tailors, made-to-measure Manning and Manning London, and the Home Counties + New York 01634 721 744
manning.online@btinternet.com
www.manning-and-manning.com
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY:
Fifth Floor, 9-10 Savile Row, London W1X 1AF
A full range of cloths and styles (ladies and gentlemen) to meet the needs of all customers.

Hand-made or machine produced, as required.
Tailors, Theatrical MBA Costumes Ltd. Central London 0207 388 4994
mbacostumes@btinternet.com
MBA Costumes Ltd.
Goodyear House, 52 Osnaburgh Street, London NW1 3ND
Every thing theatrical from major West End shows and movies to one off costumes.

Ties

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Budd London 0207 493 0139 1a Piccadilly Arcade,
Piccadilly,
London SW1
The only gentlemen's outfitters in London to feature in an Irvine Berlin song. Mr Berlin knew what he was talking about.
Ties Turnbull and Asser Ltd. London 0207 808 3000
www.turnbullandasser.com
bespoke@turnbullandasser.co.uk
71,Jermyn Street,
London,
SW1Y 6PF

A super range of traditional English style ties.

Turkish Food. Yasar Halim London N4 020 8340 8090 493 Green Lanes London N4 1AL General Turkish food but exceptional bakery.
Water Colours

Abbot and Holder Ltd.

London 0207 637 3981
www.artefact.co.uk
Abbot and Holder Ltd.
30 Museum Street,
London,
WC1A 1LH
Very wide selection of Victorian through to modern watercolours.

Wine Merchants

Berry Brothers and Rudd London 0207 396 9600
orders@bbr.com
www.bbr.com
3,St James Street,
London,
SW1A 1EG
  One of the oldest and best in Britain.
Wine Merchants Adnams Ltd UK 01502 727200
www.adnams.co.uk
info@adnams.co.uk
Adnams Ltd
Victoria Street,
Southwold,
Suffolk,
IP18 6JW
A really good wine merchant that delivers nation wide.

Murgatroyd's Promise

No firm mentioned here pays to be recommended. There is no charge of any sort but the firm must be known to Murgatroyd or to have been suggested to him as a firm worthy of being included.

Murgatroyd recommends these service providers in good faith but a firm's attitude and behaviour can change over time and therefore Murgatroyd accepts no responsibility for recommending these firms.

If any-one using one of these firms has a complaint that is not satisfactorily resolved contact Murgatroyd, and, if the complaint seems reasonable, Murgatroyd will tell the firm that unless it is settled that firm will be removed from the list of recommended companies.

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