Hover or tap any frame for the story behind the cut.

Comb and clipper, worked down the back of the neck until the line disappears.

A badger brush worked into hot lather — the first minute of every shave.

A cased set of seven cut-throat razors from the shop’s collection — the shape of the trade before safety blades.

Wood, enamel and a single chair — the way the trade looked when it started.

A hand clipper from the old bench — still cleaned, oiled and set out with the rest.

A restored chair and basin, kept working rather than kept behind glass.

Reclining chairs and a porcelain basin, all of it still in daily use.

A working room kept plain — nothing in it that does not earn its place.

Look for the stripe on the corner of Forge Street — that’s the door.
It is published in the open, where anyone can copy it, so it is left short of its final polish and audit pass. The design chosen is fully audited and polished before it goes live.