BBC - Soho shops make way for Crossrail
 

On Nov 15, 1:13*pm, zzzz wrote:
Fear not. *Motor Books is a long way from the Crossrail work, down by
St Martins Lane.
Those specialist shops are becoming a dying breed....

On Nov 15, 5:47*pm, allanbonnetracy
wrote:
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I hope my gentleman’s special interest shop is not on that list.
It’s called Motor Books and I can confirm you’re always guaranteed to
get a good sorting out there.

Sad to hear CX Road is not what it once was. In my youth it was a
haven for music and book shops.

BBC - Soho shops make way for Crossrail
 

"E27002" wrote in message
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On Nov 15, 1:13 pm, zzzz wrote:
Fear not. Motor Books is a long way from the Crossrail work, down by
St Martins Lane.
Those specialist shops are becoming a dying breed....

On Nov 15, 5:47 pm, allanbonnetracy
wrote:
[snip]



I hope my gentleman’s special interest shop is not on that list.
It’s called Motor Books and I can confirm you’re always guaranteed to
get a good sorting out there.

Sad to hear CX Road is not what it once was. In my youth it was a
haven for music and book shops.

*****
It still is. Maybe not as much as you recall but the 20+ bookshops I passed
last week seemed to be doing quite well and I saw a few music and instrument
shops down the sidestreets.

BBC - Soho shops make way for Crossrail
 

"Nick P" wrote in message
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It still is. Maybe not as much as you recall but the 20+ bookshops I
passed last week seemed to be doing quite well and I saw a few music and
instrument shops down the sidestreets.

The music shops are mainly in Denmark Street - the British 'Tin Pan Alley'
to the older ones among us! ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Street

Ian

BBC - Soho shops make way for Crossrail
 

"Ian F." wrote in message
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"Nick P" wrote in message
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It still is. Maybe not as much as you recall but the 20+ bookshops I
passed last week seemed to be doing quite well and I saw a few music and
instrument shops down the sidestreets.

The music shops are mainly in Denmark Street - the British 'Tin Pan Alley'
to the older ones among us! ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Street

Ian

That would be the place I was thinking of. FWIW, I overestimated the number
of bookshops along CCR as there are only 12 with a few more in Cecil Court
and St Martins Court.