Selfguided london literary walk and map discover the. Book boom keeps londons canal boat bookshop afloat after. I had a 60ft floating bookshop on a converted canal boat and one long summer to save it from closing down. It used to travel along regents canal, but its now taken up. Word on the water the london bookbarge home facebook. It is currently moored in regents canal in kings cross, london. The canal shop company was established in 1999 and specialises in items for the inland waterways of the uk, with items such as books and dvds for the days when you are not boating, maps and guides to.
See more ideas about narrowboat, canal boat and boat. Jun 12, 2014 10 incredible bookstores in unusual places by. Mar 06, 2012 a bookshop to float your boat on board londons only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. The canals survived because of that, and so will books and bookstores. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success.
My wife and i took the little venice canal boat ride up to camden town on a recent visit to london. I investigated further and was amazed to find out that the book barge was indeed a floating bookshop on a canal boat 57 cruiser stern in lichfield, staffordshire. The regents canal is a highly attractive waterway in itself, offering you the chance to. The tiny floating bookshop moored on a london canal. It covers the years 1879 to 1936 and is searchable on the surname of owners and masters.
Work started on the boat in summer 2018 and then the store and and. The regents canal is a highly attractive waterway in itself, offering you the chance to see a side of london missed by others. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200 year history to 21st century digital cruising guides. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock the largest range of canal and waterway books, maps, guides and dvds anywhere in britain typically around 500 titles. A modern, spacious barge with a mooring in an impressive location on the thames. During our most recent stay in london, we had the opportunity to take both a canal boat ride and a stroll along regents canal. We make no upfront charges for displaying books in our shop or sales via this page, but we take a percentage commission on the sale price of each book. This one barges aside other competitors in the race for london s best bookshop. This is a fascinating narrow manmade waterway which for part of its length.
Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. If its there, youll find the quirky word on the water canal boat bookshop in kings cross. I investigated further and was amazed to find out that the book barge was indeed a floating bookshop on a canal boat 57 cruiser stern in lichfield. Word on the water is a floating bookshop whose very existence flies in the face of everything commercial. If you want to sell your canal books we do not actually buy secondhand books, but may agree to sell yours on a sale or return basis. We have many more interesting data collections on cd.
Londons floating bookshop word on the water saved from closure. The regents canal finally joins the river thames at limehouse basin, always busy with boats of all kinds. Put a few moorhens around and people start remembering that theyre human beings, says paddy screech, the. The book barge, a floating bookshop on a canal boat, london uk. The book barge, a floating canal boat bookshop that roams the uk. Its fun to stop and browse the titles along the way. This database contains some extracts from the register of boats working the coventry canal. Jasons original canal boat trip is the first regents canal tour, operating. Snap taste media independent childrens bookseller telling. Word on the water shopping in kings cross, london time out. We took the underground to warwick and the ride took. London has many classic experiences but the purpose of this blog is to find those that are a little less obvious.
They show the navigable waterways around london, including the thames and lea rivers and the regents and grand union canals. Dec 06, 2018 but wander down the regents canal from granary square and youll find a spectacular scrap of true london spirit moored by the towpath. This barge book boat is worthy of a wander around and is the capital citys. Floating on regents canal, word on the water is easily the most buoyant of london bookshops. Nov 29, 2017 londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of london s boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. A bookshop to float your boat on board londons only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock the largest range of canal and waterway books, maps, guides and dvds. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200 year history to 21st century digital. Word on the water, a floating bookstore on a 1920s dutch barge, was founded in 2011 by paddy screech and jon privett.
We also have a very wide selection of secondhand books, usually at least 900 titles. The canal shop company was established in 1999 and specialises in items for the inland waterways of the uk, with items such as books and dvds for the days when you are not boating, maps and guides to help with the planning of the current or next visit to the waterways, oval brass plaques to collect to remind you of the canals, rivers, junctions, lock flights and places that you have visited. Independent bookshop telling tales has moved aboard a purposebuilt canal boat to roam through londons canals and beyond. Paddy screech and jon privett opened their floating bookstore on londons regents canal eight years ago. Sarah tells vyvian raoul about bartering with books for a shower and a bed for the night, and why she prefers london seen from the canal sarah henshaw shows us the possibilities that continuous cruising has for those with a bit of determination and a lot of time on continued. Sarah tells vyvian raoul about bartering with books for a shower and a bed for the night, and why she prefers london seen from the canal sarah. From here its a short walk north to regents canal, where the quirky word on the water bookshop often lies in a vintage canal boat next to granary square.
Want to pick up a stack of recent paperbacks from inside a boat. Jan 24, 2016 the happy moonraker was excited to see word on the water, the canal boat that houses a bookshop on the regents canal at kings cross in london. Adding to their woes, their dutchbuilt canal boat flooded when someone decided to use an outoforder toilet. Canalbookshop is based at audlem mill, by the shropshire union canal in cheshire. All our narrowboat and widebeam fit outs begin with our industry leading design consultations where well take your ideas, develop and refine them and translate. Canal boat register coventry family history society. Located on the border of nottinghamshire and derbyshire the fit out pontoons team of experienced boat builders and fitters transform fantastic designs from concepts into realities. We are the only boat company to offer zoo express boat services, with fares that include boat transfer and day admission to zsl london zoo, arriving at our own dedicated entrance gate.
Book boom keeps london s canal boat bookshop afloat after finding permanent berth. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success the. Word on the water the floating bookshop in a canal boat moored on regents canal near gasholders in london, england floating bookshop barge on the right. A bookshop to float your boat on board london s only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. Cancelled canalway cavalcade, little venice, london. I escaped the london rent trap by buying a canal boat. But wander down the regents canal from granary square and youll find a spectacular scrap of true london spirit moored by the towpath. Word on the water on regents canal in london is a 50foot canal boat around the corner from the british library. Mar 16, 2020 when youre done exploring, head back to the towpath and continue this most colorful of canal walks in london by continuing in the same direction you were going before.
Chugging around the country and swapping stock along the way for the domestic. This provides convenient access to extra important resources. As libraries go, word on the water is in ship shape. The boat has a continuous cruiser licence rather than a permanent. The men got the idea for the store from a book, of course children of. Jan 17, 2014 the sun shining on a pretty canal boat on the river thames in london. The word on the water is second hand bookshop, a little gem in the kings cross area with an amazing. After a few hiccups, the store now occupies a berth near kings cross station, attracting. May 04, 2019 this persons traded london life for living on boat, which shes transformed into a bookshop. Canal walks in london a selfguided london canal walk with.
Canal walks in london a selfguided london canal walk. Londons fleet of bookshops has a funky addition, and its floating on regents canal. This most famous bookshop boat is anchored near granary. One of my favourite things to do with visitors is cruise the london canals by taking a boat trip. May 30, 2018 londons wharves and waterways are also home to a rather different phenomenon the luxury canal boat market. In london, its easy to find a bookstore that floats your boat. Regents canal london 2020 all you need to know before. Hackney bookshop telling tales moves into canal boat the. Regents canal in kings cross is an unusual site for a bookstore. Widebeam canal boat and bookshop london a modern widebeam canal boat 60x12 on the regents canal and surrounding waterways.
Boat in london residential property to rent gumtree. Book boom keeps londons canal boat bookshop afloat after finding permanent berth. A number of basins were built such as battlebridge basin where the london canal museum now stands, which was opened in 1822. See the stores facebook page for its schedule of upcoming events. London is full of bookshops and bookstores, small, medium and large. Its a great idea and, with its amazingly wide range of stock including books for children, has surely added a new dimension to the lives of those who work, study and live nearby. You will find the largest selection of canal books that you can browse in person anywhere in the uk and the largest selection in the south of england. When youre done exploring, head back to the towpath and continue this most colorful of canal walks in london by continuing in the same direction you were going before.
Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock probably the most comprehensive range of canal and waterway books, maps. Paddy screech and jon privett opened their floating bookstore on london s regents canal eight years ago. Telling tales moved out of their shop in hackney, london earlier in the year and work started on the boat in the summer of 2018. Whilst the novelty of browsing on a barge is a big draw, the boat s range of talks, poetry readings, and musical performances make it one to visit. However if you are driving in your car, and hope to drive to a particular point on a canal without using a gps, the best choice of altas for this. Jasons original canal boat trip takes you down a picturesque stretch of regents canal between little venice and camden lock. Hackney wick or wicked festival a 3 day event put on by local artists whose studios are clustered close by to the olympic site. It used to travel along regents canal, but its now taken up permanent residence by. Our books are forever uptodate and easily available on your. Oct 30, 2019 independent bookshop telling tales has moved aboard a purposebuilt canal boat to roam through london s canals and beyond. Britain still enjoying clear blue skies 53 ideas for river boats house houseboats. The business idea that transformed a journalists life battling to keep her business afloat, one woman came up with an idea that transformed her life.
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