Answer:
Yes as the pound lost value and the share market kept crashing downwards for long time. Then the Bullion market was a good idea to invest, but it became to costly.
Buying gold is not investing but speculation. The metal has failed to keep pace with inflation over a period of decades and it provides no interest or dividends; it costs to protect it from theft. Buying gold as protection against a complete collapse of the financial system is insurance. In this case one would want to take personal possession of the physical gold.