Thornton's Bookshop
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Thornton's Bookshop is the oldest university
bookshop in Oxford
, England
. It was founded in 1835 by Joseph Thornton
(1808–1891) in Magdalen Street
.
From 1870 the bookshop was located at 11 Broad Street
(opposite Balliol College), continued as a family business by five generations of the Thornton family and from 1983 by the Meeuws family, but closed on 31 December 2002. The business continues to sell via the Internet
and mail order
from Cowley in Oxford and Faringdon
, about 18 miles from Oxford. In Faringdon the antiquarian section can be found within the premises of the Whitehorse Bookshop.
The shop premises on Broad Street were frequently used for television adaptations like Brideshead Revisited
and the last Inspector Morse
episode The Remorseful Day
..
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
bookshop in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, England
England
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. It was founded in 1835 by Joseph Thornton
Joseph Thornton
Joseph Thornton is a controls engineer Thornton's controls i 2009 in London, England, the oldest university bookshop in the city....
(1808–1891) in Magdalen Street
Magdalen Street
Magdalen Street is a short shopping street in central Oxford, England, just north of the original north gate in the city walls.At the southern end, Magdalen Street meets Cornmarket Street continuing to the south, Broad Street to the east and George Street to the west. At the northern end it...
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From 1870 the bookshop was located at 11 Broad Street
Broad Street, Oxford
Broad Street is a wide street in central Oxford, England, located just north of the old city wall.The street is known for its bookshops, including the original Blackwell's bookshop at number 50, located here due to the University...
(opposite Balliol College), continued as a family business by five generations of the Thornton family and from 1983 by the Meeuws family, but closed on 31 December 2002. The business continues to sell via the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and mail order
Mail order
Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer...
from Cowley in Oxford and Faringdon
Faringdon
Faringdon is a market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is on the edge of the Thames Valley, between the River Thames and the Ridgeway...
, about 18 miles from Oxford. In Faringdon the antiquarian section can be found within the premises of the Whitehorse Bookshop.
The shop premises on Broad Street were frequently used for television adaptations like Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited (TV serial)
Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 British television serial produced by Granada Television for broadcast by the ITV network. The teleplay is based on Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited...
and the last Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (TV series)
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in all but three of the episodes....
episode The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day
The Remorseful Day is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the last novel in the Inspector Morse series.-Title:The title derives from a line in the poem "XVI - ", from More Poems, by A. E...
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