The second of two branches of the barbering business, the Bloomsbury branch of Huckle opened a year ago but already it’s a valued member of the trading community. The extensive display of polaroids over the stairs testifies to a year’s worth of sharp cuts and happy customers - some of the chemists’ customers even make a habit of coming for a cuppa and a chat while they wait for prescriptions !

Marshal, barber, worked at a barber’s in Soho before moving to this branch of Huckle. He finds Lamb’s Conduit Street is a calm retreat in the City centre compared with Carnaby Street.