Matt Brown is author of several books for Batsford, using his trademark humour and playfulness as tools to explore the world. His most recent book is the acclaimed The Boroughs of London. He has served as editor and editor-at-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, map-making and science. With a deep love of trivia, he's written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others.

• Introduction1. The Fields Beneath: The Origins of St James’s Street2. St James’s ArisesInterlude: The Etymology of St James’s 3. Davis + Lock4. Lock Takes ControlInterlude: London and Hats5. Inside Number 6Interlude: The Top Hat6. James Lock II: 1797–1821Interlude: The Beaver7. Lock III: 1821–1871Interlude: A Short History of the Coke Hat8. End of a Century: 1872–1900Interlude: Visual Representations of the Shop9. Into the 20th CenturyInterlude: Lock in the Movies10. Hats Off: How Lock Thrived in a Largely Hatless WorldInterlude: Lock in the Movies11. Looking to the FutureIndex

Matt Brown is author of several books for Batsford, using his trademark humour and playfulness as tools to explore the world. His most recent book is the acclaimed The Boroughs of London. He has served as editor and editor-at-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, map-making and science. With a deep love of trivia, he's written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others.

• Introduction1. The Fields Beneath: The Origins of St James’s Street2. St James’s ArisesInterlude: The Etymology of St James’s 3. Davis + Lock4. Lock Takes ControlInterlude: London and Hats5. Inside Number 6Interlude: The Top Hat6. James Lock II: 1797–1821Interlude: The Beaver7. Lock III: 1821–1871Interlude: A Short History of the Coke Hat8. End of a Century: 1872–1900Interlude: Visual Representations of the Shop9. Into the 20th CenturyInterlude: Lock in the Movies10. Hats Off: How Lock Thrived in a Largely Hatless WorldInterlude: Lock in the Movies11. Looking to the FutureIndex

Matt Brown is author of several books for Batsford, using his trademark humour and playfulness as tools to explore the world. His most recent book is the acclaimed The Boroughs of London. He has served as editor and editor-at-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, map-making and science. With a deep love of trivia, he's written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others.

• Introduction1. The Fields Beneath: The Origins of St James’s Street2. St James’s ArisesInterlude: The Etymology of St James’s 3. Davis + Lock4. Lock Takes ControlInterlude: London and Hats5. Inside Number 6Interlude: The Top Hat6. James Lock II: 1797–1821Interlude: The Beaver7. Lock III: 1821–1871Interlude: A Short History of the Coke Hat8. End of a Century: 1872–1900Interlude: Visual Representations of the Shop9. Into the 20th CenturyInterlude: Lock in the Movies10. Hats Off: How Lock Thrived in a Largely Hatless WorldInterlude: Lock in the Movies11. Looking to the FutureIndex