The story
Hancocks' first gallery opened at a corner of Bruton Street and New Bond Street, in London in 1849. Hancocks subsequently moved in 1917 to Vigo Street, in 1970 to Burlington Gardens, in 1998 to Burlington Arcade and, in 2024, to 62 St James's Street.
Hancocks exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851, and at international exhibitions at Paris in 1867 and Vienna in 1873.
In 1998, Hancocks acquired the business of S.J. Rood, diamond merchants and jewellery manufacturers. S.J. Rood were themselves awarded a Royal Warrant by Mary of Teck, queen consort of King George V, in 1921 and were the creators of the "For...." series of rings which were given to Queen Mary’s ladies-in-waiting on their marriage.
From Wikipedia’s article on Hancocks & Co, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3