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