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| Swan Books was an independent bookshop in [[Locale Upminster|Upminster]]. After eight decades of trading, it [https://twitter.com/SwanBooks/status/1218307375502893057 closed down for good] in January 2020. |
Independent bookshop in [[Locale Upminster|Upminster]]. According to their website, they were established in 1937 (and originally known as Swan Libraries Booksellers). |
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The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Independent bookshop in [[Locale Upminster|Upminster]]. According to their website, they were established in 1937 (and originally known as Swan Libraries Booksellers). |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2017.</div> </div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2017. Opening hours taken from the Swan Books website, September 2017.</div> |
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address='27 Corbets Tey Road, RM14 2AR' category='Featured Article,Now Closed' edit_type='Normal edit' fax='' formatted_website_text='' host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='' major_change='1' |
address='27 Corbets Tey Road' category='Bookshops,Featured Article,Step-Free Access' edit_type='Minor tidying' fax='SwanBooks' formatted_website_text='swanbooks.co.uk' host='2001:41c8:10:b1f:c0ff:ee:15:900d' hours_text='9am-5:30pm Mon-Sat; closed Sun' latitude='51.554382' locale='RM14,Upminster' longitude='0.250423' major_change='0' |
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opening_hours_text='' phone='' postcode='' summary='Now closed; was an independent bookshop in Upminster.' website='' website='http://www.swanbooks.co.uk/' |
opening_hours_text='9am-5:30pm Mon-Sat; closed Sun' os_x='555998' os_y='186397' phone='01708 222930' postcode='RM14 2AR' website='' summary='Independent bookshop in Upminster.' website='http://www.swanbooks.co.uk/' |
Independent bookshop in Upminster. According to their website, they were established in 1937 (and originally known as Swan Libraries Booksellers).
They give a significant amount of space to children's books; other sections include art, music, history, biography, military history, and cooking. All books are new; they don't appear to do any secondhand.
They're quite keen on local history, with books covering different areas of London as well as very specific local subjects such as Hornchurch Aerodrome. On Kake's June 2009 visit, there was a prominent display of local history books near the door, covering Hornchurch and Romford as well as Upminster itself, and on another visit in September 2017 there was a window display of books about Essex.
They have a decent selection of blank cards, with interesting and unusual images such as paintings of vintage buses.
Accessibility: Step-free to get in, and a relatively decent amount of uncluttered floor space.
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