Built on craft,
not gimmicks
Bishop & Blade started with one stubborn idea: that a haircut should be something you look forward to, done by someone who genuinely cares how you leave.
From a single chair on College Road
Marcus had cut hair in three different shops across North-West London before he opened his own. Every one of them was fine — but fine wasn't the point. He wanted somewhere that did the small things properly: the hot towel that actually steamed, the line-up checked twice, the conversation that made the chair feel like the best fifteen minutes of someone's week.
So in 2019 he took on a tired shopfront on College Road, kept the original tiled floor, fitted out proper barber chairs, and called it Bishop & Blade — "Bishop" for the move that thinks two steps ahead, "Blade" for the tool that does the work. Word got round Harrow fast.
Six master barbers later, we're still the same shop at heart. We don't rush, we don't upsell, and we don't believe a good cut should cost the earth. We just take the craft seriously — and it shows the moment you sit down.
The three rules of the shop
Take the time
No conveyor belt. Every cut gets the minutes it needs — a real consultation, careful work, and a finish we'd put our name to. Because we do.
Master the basics
A perfect fade, a clean line, a beard that holds its shape. We obsess over the fundamentals so the flashy stuff takes care of itself.
Look after people
Fair prices, an honest word, and a welcome that's the same whether it's your first visit or your fiftieth. The shop runs on regulars, and we never forget it.
Meet the barbers
Marcus Bishop
Fifteen years on the tools. The reason the shop exists — and still the fastest clean fade in Harrow.
Deniz Tekin
Turkish-trained, razor specialist. If you want the hot-towel shave done properly, this is your chair.
Ade Okonkwo
The go-to for curls, coils and crisp sponge work. Patient with the little ones, precise with everyone.
Liam Hayes
Our grey-blending and colour man. Subtle, natural results that nobody can quite put their finger on.
Trained & accredited
Come and sit down
The kettle's on, the towels are hot, and there's a chair with your name on it.