Sign in

Private company

Swan & Edgar

Former department store in London

Swan & Edgar Ltd was a department store, located at Piccadilly Circus on the western side between Piccadilly and Regent Street established in the early 19th century and closed in 1982. William Edgar ran a haberdashery stall in St James Market, before meeting George Swan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1837Founded1
  • Industryretail sale in non-specialised stores1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Building on corner of Regent Street and Piccadilly, London W1 - geograph.org.uk - 993237
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Swan & Edgar Ltd was a department store, located at Piccadilly Circus on the western side between Piccadilly and Regent Street established in the early 19th century and closed in 1982. William Edgar ran a haberdashery stall in St James Market, before meeting George Swan.2

Former names

  • Waterloo House and Swan and Edgar (Limited)since 18861

Timeline

  1. 1982Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1896Renamed Name changed to Swan & Edgar, Limited.1
  3. 1837Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3