Today's visit was limited due to IT problems.
Stamford is a historic town with many beautiful timber-framed buildings. It is a designated conservation area. It has three independent bookshops.
65. Walkers Bookshop serves as a local bookshop at 10, High Street. It opened in 1978 and has a sibling in Oakham.
Books are on the first floor up the creaky stairs of the timber-framed building. The first floor is long and thin with a red carpet to muffle the creaks. It is about 1.5 narrowboats in size. Due to its shape it was quiet in spite of being busy. It benefits from a high street location.
The shop has a small section for most subject areas and large sections for children and local history. It also has a rockable rocking horse and comfy chairs to read pre-publication books. Nice idea.
Books were laid out traditionally. Unusually, I wasn't inspired to buy any of the books. It might benefit from different curation.
66. St Paul's Street Bookshop is at 9, St Paul's Street, just after the High Street. It is an antiquarian bookshop in a small and beautiful building.
It was on two floors, no more than one narrowboat in size. The owner at the front desk was too busy and didn't want to talk to customers. Fortunately, he didn't have any. Photographs of books or the building weren't allowed.
Books were all reasonably priced. The shop specialised in military, aviation, motor sport and topography.
67. Robert Humm & Co is a railway bookshop at 59, Scotgate.
Described as "Britain's largest railway bookshop" it is one of the few such bookshops remaining. Mr Humm the owner has run it for 25 years. He is now 74 years old and there is no-one interested in trains to take over, so the shop may terminate when he retires.
Most customers buy online so the shop was quiet. It is about 2.5 narrowboats in size and covers the train history, design and timetables comprehensively. Books are reasonably priced.
There are many bound copies of magazines. Mr Humm has many thousands of unbound magazines at home that are duplicates and nobody wants. They are destined for the recycle bin.
The shop has a few books on buses, lorries and boats. I couldn't find anything about narrowboats.
Stamford is a historic town with many beautiful timber-framed buildings. It is a designated conservation area. It has three independent bookshops.
65. Walkers Bookshop serves as a local bookshop at 10, High Street. It opened in 1978 and has a sibling in Oakham.
Books are on the first floor up the creaky stairs of the timber-framed building. The first floor is long and thin with a red carpet to muffle the creaks. It is about 1.5 narrowboats in size. Due to its shape it was quiet in spite of being busy. It benefits from a high street location.
The shop has a small section for most subject areas and large sections for children and local history. It also has a rockable rocking horse and comfy chairs to read pre-publication books. Nice idea.
66. St Paul's Street Bookshop is at 9, St Paul's Street, just after the High Street. It is an antiquarian bookshop in a small and beautiful building.
It was on two floors, no more than one narrowboat in size. The owner at the front desk was too busy and didn't want to talk to customers. Fortunately, he didn't have any. Photographs of books or the building weren't allowed.
Books were all reasonably priced. The shop specialised in military, aviation, motor sport and topography.
67. Robert Humm & Co is a railway bookshop at 59, Scotgate.
Described as "Britain's largest railway bookshop" it is one of the few such bookshops remaining. Mr Humm the owner has run it for 25 years. He is now 74 years old and there is no-one interested in trains to take over, so the shop may terminate when he retires.
Most customers buy online so the shop was quiet. It is about 2.5 narrowboats in size and covers the train history, design and timetables comprehensively. Books are reasonably priced.
There are many bound copies of magazines. Mr Humm has many thousands of unbound magazines at home that are duplicates and nobody wants. They are destined for the recycle bin.
The shop has a few books on buses, lorries and boats. I couldn't find anything about narrowboats.
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