Channel: Londonist Ltd

Category: Travel & Events

Tags: baronlondonbagspaul gardnerbaghistoryeast londonfourth generationsundriesgardnerspaper bagshoreditchspitalfieldsfamily businessgentrificationold london

Description: If you live in London, it's likely you've used a Gardners' product... you just might not have noticed. That's because you probably didn't mean to buy the Gardeners product, merely what was inside it. As you probably guessed from this video's title, Gardners' sells bags. Gardners' Market Sundriesman has been in Spitalfields since 1870. It was started by James Gardner, and his great-grandson Paul Gardner runs it today. Paul is a beloved member of the local community, and the self styled 'Paper Bag Baron of London'. We spent a morning with him inside his incredibly charming shop.