NewsgalleryJohn Randall in the store that has borne the family name for 123 yearsBookmarkShareNewsByAlan Hayes11:53, 11 DEC 2014Updated12:27, 11 DEC 2014A sombre Sir John Randall MP outside the family store in Vine Street on the morning of the announcement that, after 123 years, it is to close at the end of January 2015.1 of 9A sombre Sir John Randall MP ion the staircase of the family store in Vine Street on the morning of the announcement that, after 123 years, it is to close at the end of January 2015.2 of 9A sombre Sir John Randall MP outside the family store in Vine Street on the morning of the announcement that, after 123 years, it is to close at the end of January 2015. Demonstrating the Lamson pneumatic tube system, once used to move cash, receipts and other items around the store.3 of 9Sir John Randall holding a chunk of the shrapnel that damaged a framed historic document from Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in his office at the family store, Randall's in Vine Street, Uxbridge. The blast was from a German land mine that exploded close by during the Second World War.4 of 9A framed historic document from Uxbridge, Massachusetts, in the office of Sir John Randall at the family store, Randall's in Vine Street, Uxbridge, showing shrapnel damage from a German land mine that exploded close by during the Second World War.5 of 9A sombre Sir John Randall MP in his office in the family store in Vine Street on the morning of the announcement that, after 123 years, it is to close at the end of January 2015. The man pictured is his great-grandfather, Philip, who founded the shop in 1891.6 of 9Sir John Randall MP inside the family store in Vine Street on the morning of the announcement that, after 123 years, it is to close at the end of January 2015, showing historic documents and pictures to BBC London reporter and newsreader Victoria Hollins.7 of 9Sir John pictured in front of the iconic store facade and 'tower', May 2005.8 of 9An illuminated Randall's, ready for Christmas 2000.9 of 9