Blackwells

Question 1

one of the most famous book shops in the world

Answer 1

Blackwell’s is one of the most famous bookshops in the world. It has been at
number 53 Broad Street since 1883, and was established by a guy called…..[invite the group to guess] – yes a guy called Blackwell.

The bookshop started it’s life as being two meters squared - which meant if the owner and assistance was on the shop floor at the same time, there was no room for any customers. Since then it has undergone a big renovation - like a lot of buildings in Oxford, this has taken place underground.

The Norrington Room now has over 3 miles of shelving space, it is over 10,00 square feet - a pretty dramatic transformation from its original
creation here on Broad Street. Any fans of Inspector Morse might notice that this was often used in a lot of filming.