The Bookplace

A book shop in Corby

By Ian Loveland

This is Bookplace, an independent book shop in Corby town centre in the early 1990s.

Located on the balcony, the bookshop had cool retro branding and packed shelves of treasures to find. This looks like a great place to browse - I wish we still had a bookshop like this in Corby!

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Photo: Illustrative image for the 'The Bookplace' page

This gallery was added by Ian Loveland on 17/05/2011.

Comments about this page

I can remember going into this bookshop when it first opened. The shop and everyone in it seemed so chilled out and relaxed, and I can remember seeing all these colourful posters on the walls - which made me think it was somewhere for people to drop in. I bought the book Assertiveness for Women, and I was sad when it closed.

By Margaret Marshall
On 24/09/2011

I remember there used to be a book shop in Spencer Court.. on the right hand side next to the midlands banK

By janice webb
On 03/12/2012

I was one of the people who set the book shop up. Andy Carver is in one of the photos, looks a bit older now! It was a great meeting place for friends and customers. great memories....

By Sue Nathan
On 30/12/2012

I worked as a volunteer in the bookshop when it first opened. I can't remember the name of the young lady who managed it. If anyone can remember,I would be grateful for the information.

By Alan Kane
On 18/04/2014

I managed the shop for about a year before it closed. I had previously been a volunteer there for a few years.very happy memories.

By Stephanie Donati
On 09/06/2014

Growing up in the intellectual wastelands of Corby in the 80s, Bookplace was a refuge on the balcony. Now a tanning salon - which says it all really...

By JASON THOMSON
On 28/06/2016

I worked here as a volunteer when it first opened. It was part of Corby Community Arts, managed by a lovely man called Martin, later (when I stopped working there) by Yasmin Gray. I feel awfully nostalgic looking at these photos - CCA provided a great haven for us disenfranchised youth in Corby in that era. x

By Shirley Hart
On 19/02/2018

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