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CLOSED SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
Our bricks & mortar shop will be closed Sunday 24th September due to staff shortages. Orders placed after 1pm on Saturday 23rd September will be processed on Monday 25th September.Special Offer
20% discount on Transport books in our Special Book Room.
Type in voucher code TRA-9 at the checkout to apply your discount before payment. Valid to 12th October 2023.
Browse current stock of books in this offer.
We aim to process orders received before 12 noon on the same business day and take great care packaging your books so that they reach you in the same condition as they leave us!
You don't need to create an account to purchase, but if you do you can take advantage of our Loyalty Scheme: receive 20% discount on every sixth order on our website!
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Trip to America
I recently went to the USA to visit my family in Houston, Texas whom I had not seen for nine years. As with so many others I had planned a trip in 2020 which had to be postponed.
Orsak's Cafe / Fayetteville
It was a fairly laid-back holiday as Dad is getting on in years, so nothing energetic was on the cards, which is just as well as the lead up to the trip was a whole other adventure. Aiming to go...
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The Secret Language of Churches & Cathedrals by Richard Stemp
A few years ago I went to a talk given by Matthew Rice at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. The talk was about describing architecture and the language we use to do so. He said it is not enough, or indeed accurate, to describe something we see as that ‘twiddly bit on top of the curved thing below the window’ - we need to learn the language! So, there is a language for everything from Bricklaying to Churches and Cathedrals. It...
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What the view is like
Due to recent flooding, we have fitted a webcam to the outside of our shop to allow us to monitor the river level remotely. But it also allows our customers to get a view of the Wye Valley!
We'll try and keep the camera pointing in a sensible direction. Let us know if you spot anything interesting! The image should refresh around every 10 to 15 minutes.