00:00After 138 years, Tam Shepherds has now closed its doors, what was once the world's oldest magic and joke shop.
00:07The Queen Street store has been run by the same family since it opened and will now be run exclusively online.
00:13The owner cited uncertainty over the upcoming development on attached buildings
00:18and high costs of running a small independent shop in the city centre as the reasons behind its closure.
00:24The floors above the shop, what was once the Archaos nightclub which closed in 2007,
00:29is set to be redeveloped into student flats.
00:33Earlier this year, the council approved plans for a 14-storey block of student accommodation at 21-41 Queen Street
00:40which would include 195 beds, a cinema, gym and games lounge.
00:45The ground floor included a retail space which was noted to include Tam Shepherds.
00:50The owners took to social media thanking the city for the support in making it what it was.
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