The shop had been at the heart of village life in Tumble since Mr Wardell opened it at the age of 18 in 1934. People gathered there to hear the latest news and be entertained by his stories.

Montreal-based Ivystudio (née Obiekt), has started as it means to go on with its first project – a minimalist barber shop in the heart of the city’s increasingly design-savvy Pointe Saint-Charles ...