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Hay on Wye

I waited for Dennis and then we ambled with others through Hay on Wye until I stopped to take a shot of this quirky street display.

We later found the others in a tea shop :-)

The sign reads Hay-on-Wye - worlds first book town.

From www.solosophie.com/hay-on-wye-book-town-wales-guide/

"The idea of transforming this welsh town into a go-to dream for literary lovers simply didn’t start overnight. In fact, the bookish town began in 1961 when Richard Booth opened the town’s first second-hand bookshop in an old firehouse. After hearing that lots of libraries in the USA were closing down, Booth stocked up on plenty of books. Soon, many other people in town opened their own bookshops, with many specialising in a specific niche. Now, there are bookshops dedicated to rare, vintage, children’s, historical tomes and more. In total, Hay on Wye now has over twenty bookstores, all dedicated to the love of written word and is easily home to some of the best bookshops in Europe. Rumour has it that Richard Booth, self-proclaimed ‘King of Hay’ once owned most of the shops in town, though today he runs just one. His original store in the firehouse is now run by Elizabeth Haycox who was inspired by beautiful bookstores such as Shakespeare and Company in Paris. As well as plenty of bookstores, Hay also has a growing number of antique shops you may also want to check out while visiting."

Taken in: UK / Wales / Hay / Hay-on-wye (show map)

Taken on: November 11, 2021

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Sets appears in: • Powis Castle and HF Brecon Beacons - 2021

Camera: Canon PowerShot G5 X, f/2.2, 1/30 sec, 8.8mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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