things change

The biggest
Just before reaching Chatham (see earlier post), my train stopped at nearby Rochester and I could see a sign advertising ‘The biggest second-hand bookshop in England’. Unfortunately I was unable to check it out, but on looking for it on the Web I found this picture and located the shop’s rather modest website. I understand it has half-a-million books! A visit to this bookshop can’t be far away!

The last
As I was web browsing I came across a blog The Last Bookshop which features a charming film called The Last Bookshop. The film uses some wonderful bookshop interiors in the story, including the one above. It’s a lovely little film, looks terrific in HD and is well worth 20 minutes of anyone’s time. To watch the film, click on the ‘Watch the film’ tab at the top of the blog and click on the ‘Shop locations’ tab where you find out more about the beautiful bookshops used in the film.

The closed
Sadly, the Ibis bookshop in Banstead, Surrey, which has been a local landmark for nearly seventy-five years, will be closing at the end of March.