what are the established, iconic British shops?

[dudsville]

Things like Aquascutum for trenches?

They went bust, I think.

Do you mean shops - like Selfridges and Liberty - or more brands, like Mulberry bags and Church's shoes?

Oh sorry, I meant Aquascutum.

Do you mean shops still owned and operated by British based companies (e.g. M &S, or Sainsbury. Selfridges is owned by a Canadian multi-national I think) or who you associate most with various types of iconic British clothing regardless of their current ownership e.g. underwear from M&S, shoes from Russell and Bromley (which is still UK owned I believe), Liberty for scarves, etc....?

This is already a good start to my list! I'm not savvy enough to think about who owns the company, I was only thinking of companies that produce iconic stuff, like as you say lou, liberty prints.

John Lewis and Fenwicks

Abraham Moon woollen mill in Bradford is getting on for 200 years old and make tweed and other woollen fabrics for a lot of clothing companies world wide.

Harris Tweed

WT Johnson of Huddersfield are also well known for woollen fabrics.

Johnson's and Moon are both in the area known as "Heavy Woollen".

Co Op? (I realise it's more than 1 company)

Start Rite? I'm not sure where their shoes are made.

Jaeger and Burberry

Back in the day, my father had Jaeger dressing gowns and Burberry macs.

Barbour - made on Tyneside
Orange (bikes not phones) made in Halifax
Virgin
McLaren buggies

Mamas and Papas - owned by an Italian family (now largely the British born second generation), but based in Huddersfield

Royal Doulton
Portmerion

Hobbs
Jigsaw

Sorry for my previous burble about woollen cloth. I was thinking brands/manufacturers rather than shops.

Clarks

Dualit toasters....

Sorry, not a store but a product...

Betty's (the tea shops)
Waitrose

Mulberry
Yardley?
Dunno where they are made though.

Sprayway (again a brand)

Toast
Rapha (luxury bike-geek clothing brand, make kit for Team Sky)
Stella McCartney
Paul Smith (or is he Irish?)
Crabtree and Evelyn

John Smedley
When I some spare ££££££££....

Whoops forgot the *have

Fortnum and Mason
Pimms

Grant Theft Auto

Brora

Boden?????