The shop
Same trade, same corner, third generation.
Fenwick & Sons opened two doors down on this stretch of Paddington in 1954. The chairs are the originals. Almost everything else has been replaced at least once.
Since 1954
Slow to change, on purpose.
Two doors down from where it stands now. The chairs are the originals.
- 1954Fenwick & Sons opens, two doors down from where it stands now.
- 31 yrsGrandfather at the chair.
- 26 yrsHis son after him.
- 1998The last time the price list needed an asterisk.
- TodayFour chairs, four barbers, two chairs held for walk-ins. The only thing added this decade is a card machine.
Ade, third generation
“The shop has been in the family since my grandfather took the lease on this stretch of Bridge Street. He cut hair here for thirty-one years, my father for twenty-six, and I have been at it since I was nineteen.”
Ade, owner and senior barber
The barbers
Book by name if you have a preference.
All four are on the same price list.
Ade
Third generation, runs the shop. Scissor work and anything that needs thinking about. Tuesday to Saturday.
Kieran
Tidy fades and skin work. Ask for him by name when you book.
Marcus
Does every hot towel shave. We run two a day, so book him ahead.
Sam
Friendly with first haircuts. Booster board and certificate included.
Around the shop
A Thursday at Fenwick & Sons.
What a chair here actually looks like.
The shop: exposed brick, leather chairs, pendant lights
Mid-fade
The counter: four products, no upsell
Two chairs held for walk-ins
The line-up: straight razor, steady hand
How we work
You will get the haircut you asked for.
Four years on the floor
Every barber here has done at least four years at the chair. We ask what you want, say honestly whether your hair will do it, then do it.
No colour, no perms, no packages
If you want those, we know two good places nearby and we will point you there.
Not sure what you want?
Say so. We will work it out between us. Nobody is going to sell you anything.
Walk in and take your chances, or book and take your time.
Two chairs are held back for walk-ins all day, every day. Book ahead if you would rather not wait.
Tue–Fri 9–6 · Thu until 8pm · Sat 8–4 · Closed Sun and Mon