Aug 01, 2011 life on my book barge is a whole new chapter when sarah henshaw gave up her job as a showbiz journalist to pursue a career as a bookseller she didnt plan on contending with 3am wakeup calls. Always an interesting and eclectic selection on offer that prove hard to resit. Book barge, barton under needwood, burton on trent opening times. The book barge has been open since june 2009, i just didnt move i just used it as a cheap way to have a bookshop. Located on a historic stretch of dublins grand canal, dublin barge hire offers a choice of 2 selfcatering cruising barges with fully fitted kitchens, a living space, bathroom, and separate bedroom. Weird and wonderful bookshops worldwide in pictures books. Dutch barge houseboat for sale, 1914 dutch barge with london mooring the boathouse. What a wonderful weekend we had at the crick boat show in spite of a particularly challenging beginning. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The bookshop book is a tour of bookstores around the world. Whittington wharf narrowboats llangollen canal holiday.
Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success the. The branch was abandoned in 1955, along with several other branches of the. The book barge at barton marina, staffordshire floating house. Barge bookshop banned from trading in bristol bbc news. This nomadic independent bookstore housed on a 60 cruiser stern narrowboat is small, but gorgeous, and its stock is really wellcurated by the livein owner, sarah henshaw. 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. Life on my book barge is a whole new chapter express.
Oct 10, 2014 the book barge, lichfield and environs, england this 60feet narrow boat, which is also a bookshop, has toured the canals of britain since 2011, along with bookshop rabbit napoleon bunnyparte. Obviously, 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. You will be able to find a selection to suit your taste. We continue reading half way already and loving lichfield. I wouldnt have said i was a boater until the beginning of may because i didnt move it at all, it was just stationary in barton, a little village in staffordshire. Recent activities unfortunately too late for this edition of lichfield lines but by the time you read this we will have held a work party at rugeley to do some general tidying up at brindley bank and on the. Our arrival on friday turned into a bit of a tense and troubled time, as due to what seems like a communication cockup somewhere, we had no mooring booked on the harbourmasters list. Or book now at one of our other thousands of great restaurants. Our staff are very friendly and welcoming and you will be able to enjoy your time with them. The book barge, barton marina, staffordshire emirates cyprus. Easy and quick online table booking with availability and optional booking times on a day of your choosing. Inclusion in this years michelin guide being a great stepping stone.
The book barge lets be clear, canalside bookselling was never a childhood dream, sarah henshaw tells me with mock severity. Barge bookshop given bristol st nicholas market stall. Looking forward to the opening of the red carpet cinema. Situated in the heart of the countrys canal system in fazeley near tamworth, staffs. Sarahs weird stories from world of lichfield book barge. Authors selected for the fiction uncovered promotion this summer will be invited to read at special events and signings on the book barge and at other festivals and events around the uk. The book barge, a floating bookshop on a canal boat cruiser stern in lichfield, staffordshire, england. The boat inn lichfield restaurant lichfield, staffordshire. The boat inn lichfield lichfield, staffordshire opentable. There are also some color photos of very cool bookstores. She has written for the telegraph, the independent and elle decoration, is editor of the society magazines of the inland waterways association and river thames society and is deputy editor of waterways world magazine.
We are a friendly, family run canal boat holiday hire company based on the llangollen canal. The author chats with authors and bookstore owners and includes pages of interesting facts about various bookstores. Nov 24, 2018 last year we ran the lichfield calendar club shop for 14 weeks. Book your rustic dining experience at a vintage inn today. Wealthy sugar factor henry lascelles 16901753 bought the house and died there by suicide. The book barge is an independent bookshop launched in june 2009 from the deck of a 60.
A blog about the lifestyle of shedworkers and those who work from garden offices and other shedlike. 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. After a great first year of trading at the boat inn, we are continuing our efforts to focus our attention on creating a quality lead food and beverage hub in lichfield. The book barge, a floating bookshop on a canal boat 57 cruiser stern in lichfield, staffordshire, england. Get menu, photos and location information for the boat inn lichfield in lichfield, staffordshire.
Book barge barton under needwood, burton on trent book. Weird and wonderful bookshops worldwide in pictures. You dont need to have a week spare and lots of sunshine to enjoy our canals. November 24, 2018 november 24, 2018 sandra walsh 4 comments. A bookseller banned from trading on a barge in bristol has been offered a market stall in the city. The book barge is run by sarah henshaw, a journalist and author of the bookshop that floated away constable, 2014. Aug 23, 2011 sarah henshaw from lichfield, staffordshire, has been mooring the 60ft 18m book barge, in places such as oxford, and selling her stock. The lichfield canal, as it is now known, was historically a part of the wyrley and essington canal, being the section of that canal from ogley junction at brownhills on the northern birmingham canal navigations to huddlesford junction, east of lichfield, on the coventry canal, a length of 7 miles 11. Last year we ran the lichfield calendar club shop for 14 weeks. Booking details and menu will follow on the web site and in the magazine when available. Canal days out canal trips day hire canalboats visitor. This season its only 12 weeks, and were already half way through. Debbies day boats limited has been established for over 20 years.
Nov 20, 2017 hard to believe but today were seven weeks into our fourteen week commitment with calendar club at the three spires shopping centre in lichfield. The book barge half way already and loving lichfield. Barge bookshop given bristol st nicholas market stall bbc news. Hard to believe but today were seven weeks into our fourteen week commitment with calendar club at the three spires shopping centre in lichfield. Lichfield already half way through our season today. We are a small friendly family boat yard owned and run by experienced boaters and canal enthusiasts with our. We always strive to serve our customers the best, the freshest, and the finest. The book barge launched in 2009 as an itinerant independent bookshop on a 60. Aug 26, 2011 a bookseller banned from trading on a barge in bristol has been offered a market stall in the city. Though decidedly unscientific my quick research shows that leau et les reves is paris only floating librarybook store. A boat that you have made yourself can b london tideway brokerage. Book barge barton under needwood, burton on trent book store.
Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. I tried reading the complete guide to starting and running a bookshop to verse me. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Beautiful and unusual bookshops from around the world. The book barge, lichfield and environs, england, is contained in a boat. Whittington wharf narrowboats llangollen canal holiday boat hire. Apr 30, 2019 apr 30, 2019 the book barge at barton marina, staffordshire. It has toured the canals of britain since along with bookshop rabbit napoleon. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success. As a regular visitor to barton marina, it was good to see the return of the book barge yes, its a canal barge that sells books. Londons word on the water book barge is similar, if smaller and its objectives dont include education nor, a nifty sundeck.
So, last week i stepped aboard the book barge on the regents. Its based in lichfield but has chugged its way across most of the inland. I had previously worked as an entertainment journalist in london and selling books from a towpath. She returned to her home in lichfield, staffordshire, in the midst of the recession and with work scarce. Customers frequently say they know that time of year is near once we pop up. Life on my book barge is a whole new chapter express yourself.
Having been all over the country, she says that london living, down by the canal at least, is the friendliest shes. Building your own boat can be cheaper than buying a manufactured boat. Sarah henshaw from lichfield, staffordshire, has been mooring the 60ft 18m book barge, in places such as oxford, and selling her stock. 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. Sarah henshaw from lichfield, staffordshire, has been mooring the 60ft 18m book barge in. We work out of a small workshop next to the river making wallets and bags and documenting. Rent a narrowboat today and enjoy the beautiful english and welsh waterway scenery. The book barge, lichfield and environs, england this 60feet narrow boat, which is also a bookshop, has toured the canals of britain since 2011, along with bookshop rabbit napoleon bunnyparte. Half way already and loving lichfield adventures aboard. Were a family run leather craft business based out of ogden, utah. The book barge place saintnicolas, 89000 auxerre rated 4.
Life on my book barge is a whole new chapter when sarah henshaw gave up her job as a showbiz journalist to pursue a career as a bookseller she didnt plan on contending with 3am wakeup calls. This is the most magical floating bookshop the world has ever seen. Novelist mary elizabeth braddon 18371915, lived there from before 1874 until her death. Its a 60foot cruiser stern narrowboat travelling on british waterways, usually residing on the waterfront in bartonunderneedwood, north of birmingham. May 17, 20 sarahs weird stories from world of lichfield book barge. At that stage i had no plan to ever move the boat, nor any real clue how to. Book barge is currently closed as the present time falls outside of the opening hours below. Now based in burgundy, france, it sells reading and writing miscellanea and is available for hire as a literary retreat. Apr 30, 2019 the book barge at barton marina, staffordshire. She writes about books, boats and design and lives afloat in france.
Beautiful and unusual bookshops from around the world stylist. We use cookies to understand and improve your experience, including personalising content, adverts and social media features. Shes been aboard her floating bookshop, the book barge, on a tour of englands waterways since may. We went aboard near the bridge at the bottom of broadway market on the day sarah and her book barge were leaving london. We are a small friendly family boat yard owned and run by experienced boaters and canal enthusiasts with our own community of moorers. Visiting the canals is a great way to escape, and there are a large number of places and activities for all the family and friends to enjoy for a day or for just a few hours, many of which can be visited all year round. Nov 29, 2017 londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success.
The book barge, sarah henshaw, at barton marina, staffordshire. The book barge at barton marina, staffordshire floating. The floating store is based on a converted 57 narrowboat and is normally moored near lichfield, staffordshire. Paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. Time sure does fly when youre having fun barry and i are working surprisingly well together, sharing time in the shop and ensuring we each have regular time out. Lichfield court is built on the site of lichfield house, named when the london residence of the bishop of lichfield.
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