▁utility ▁connections ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁moved ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁council ▁ere cted ▁ker bs ▁around ▁it ▁and ▁sur fac ed ▁up ▁to ▁these . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁c ob bl est ones ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁under ▁the ▁st all . ▁ ▁Syd ▁T oth ill ' s ▁grand d augh ter ▁Jane ▁T oth ill ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁st all , ▁doing ▁so ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁operation . ▁ ▁She ▁claimed ▁the ▁st all ▁was ▁the ▁oldest ▁still ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁final ▁years ▁the ▁st all ▁was ▁open ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁between ▁ 5 : 3 0 ▁am ▁and ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁pm ▁and ▁its ▁most ▁popular ▁sn acks ▁were ▁ham ▁or ▁ba con ▁sand wich es . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁ ▁The ▁coffee ▁st all ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁a ▁working - class ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁but ▁strugg led ▁with ▁the ▁gent r ification ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁which ▁brought ▁new ▁coffee ▁bars . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁st all ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁Jane ▁T oth ill ▁announced ▁that ▁falling ▁trade ▁had ▁forced ▁its ▁closure ▁and ▁it ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁T oth ill ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁don ating ▁the ▁st all ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁H ack ney ▁London ▁Bor ough