1849-03-01 00:00:00

1849:Hancocks established

Charles Frederick Hancock establishes the firm on the corner of Bond Street and Bruton Street

1849-04-01 00:00:00

1849: Queen Victoria issues Hancocks first Royal Warrant

1849-10-01 00:00:00

1849: Franz Schubert's Symphony Number 4 premieres in Leipzig new

1849-12-01 00:00:00

The first Bowler hat is sold

The first Bowler hat is sold (made by James Lock & Co. of St James’s).

1850-12-01 00:00:00

1850: Population of London approx 2.4 million, more then double that of 1800

1851-03-01 00:00:00

1851: The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park: Hancocks awarded the Grand Council Medal

1852-12-01 00:00:00

1852: The death of the Duke of Wellington

1855-02-01 00:00:00

1855: The World famous Hope Diamond displayed by Hancocks at the Exposition Universell, Paris attracting huge crowds. Hancocks had created a beautiful girdle with the blue diamond as the centre piece between two large rubies.

1855-02-01 00:00:00

1855: Exposition Universelle, Paris: Hancocks awarded Medaille d’Honneur.

1856-01-01 00:00:00

1856: The Victoria Cross: Queen Victoria appoints Hancocks to produce the new medal. Hancocks remain to this day as the only manufacturers of the Victoria Cross.