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The Corvo Cult book launch at Maggs Bros in Berkeley Square, London
Posted on Friday, Oct 24, 2014 | 2 CommentsLast night I went along to the premises of Maggs Bros Ltd in Berkeley Square for the launch of an intriguing book about the English writer and eccentric, Frederick Rolfe. -
![Founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/foyles-bookstore-london-011-115x115.jpg "Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters")
Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters
Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2014 | No CommentsFounded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […] -
Two great social history photography books: The North and Coal Not Dole
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s two great photography books documenting the struggle of working class communities around the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. -
![Packed full of charming Victorian shop-frontages, the pedestrian-only Cecil Court links Charing Cross Road and St. Martin’s Lane in central London, and is an essential stop-off for bibliophiles, antique map fans […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cecil-court-london-01-115x115.jpg "Booksellers Row at Cecil Court – a Victorian gem in central London")
Booksellers Row at Cecil Court – a Victorian gem in central London
Posted on Monday, Feb 10, 2014 | 1 CommentPacked full of charming Victorian shop-frontages, the pedestrian-only Cecil Court links Charing Cross Road and St. Martin’s Lane in central London, and is an essential stop-off for bibliophiles, antique map fans […] -
![Here’s a handful of photos from my trip to Hay on Wye some time ago. It’s clearly a place full of trusting and honest people because many of the bookshops […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/honesty-boxes-hay-on-wye-115x115.jpg "The honesty boxes of Hay on Wye, Wales")
The honesty boxes of Hay on Wye, Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 | 2 CommentsHere’s a handful of photos from my trip to Hay on Wye some time ago. It’s clearly a place full of trusting and honest people because many of the bookshops […]