Oxford High Street shop Gill & Co claimed to be England's oldest ironmonger, having traded for 486 years through 21 monarchs, 82 Prime Ministers, the English Civil War and Two World Wars. The business closed its city branch in Wheatsheaf Yard in 2010, and moved operations to its Chipping Norton store which had been running since 2004. READ MORE: Firefighters tackle blaze at Didcot riding stablesHowever, Gill's latest owners, Dawn and Victor Hunt, have now shut down the High Street shop for good. The sign outside Gill and Co Ironmongers Ltd in Chipping Norton High Street (Image: Google)A heartfelt statement released on their last day trading saw the owners thank its patrons for the years of custom. The Oxford store first opened in 1530, off Cornmarket Street, during the reign of Henry VIII.