The Norrington Room

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Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford
Times change. But the people who seek out this book-lined grotto are essentially the same as they ever were – students, academics, visiting scholars, browsers, bibliophiles for whom the Blackwell’s motto, ‘For Learning for Life’, still reads true ... Read the FULL STORY here: https://morrisoxford.co.uk/norrington-room/
The Norrington Room – Blackwell's Bookshop, Oxford
When you cross the threshold into the Norrington Room of Blackwell’s bookshop, you are entering world record territory. Surrounding you are nearly three miles of shelves, and on those shelves are over 150,000 books. This is officially the biggest bookselling room on the planet (and doubtless home to a copy of the Guinness Book of Records in which such a fact can be verified.) ... Read the FULL STORY here: https://morrisoxford.co.uk/norrington-room/