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| − | One of the greatest [[SF bookstore]]s in the world, '''Fantasy Centre''' was located on Holloway Road in northern [[London]] (coincidentally quite close to the site of the fabled [[slan shack]] [[Epicentre]]). | + | One of the greatest [[SF bookstore]]s in the world, '''Fantasy Centre''' was for nearly thirty years located on Holloway Road in northern [[London]] (coincidentally quite close to the site of the fabled [[slan shack]] [[Epicentre]]). |
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| + | The shop originally opened in Kensal Rise in Harlesden, London NW10 in 1969. The co-owners were [[Ted Ball]] and [[Dave Gibson]]. The business relocated to 157 Holloway Road, N7 in approximately 1980<ref>They were definitely still in Harlesden in 1979 and had relocated by 1981</ref> and in 1991 [[Erik Arthur]] replaced Gibson and along with Ball managed the store until it closed on June 13, 2009. | ||
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* {{link | website=http://www.fiawol.org.uk/Fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/Fantasy%20Centre/FantasyCentre.htm | text=A memoir}} by [[Rob Hansen]]. | * {{link | website=http://www.fiawol.org.uk/Fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/Fantasy%20Centre/FantasyCentre.htm | text=A memoir}} by [[Rob Hansen]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:27, 16 February 2024
(Did you mean Fantasy Book Centre?)
One of the greatest SF bookstores in the world, Fantasy Centre was for nearly thirty years located on Holloway Road in northern London (coincidentally quite close to the site of the fabled slan shack Epicentre).
The shop originally opened in Kensal Rise in Harlesden, London NW10 in 1969. The co-owners were Ted Ball and Dave Gibson. The business relocated to 157 Holloway Road, N7 in approximately 1980[1] and in 1991 Erik Arthur replaced Gibson and along with Ball managed the store until it closed on June 13, 2009.
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- ↑ They were definitely still in Harlesden in 1979 and had relocated by 1981
- A memoir by Rob Hansen.
| Store | 1969—2009 |
| This is an SF bookstore page. When a floreat "fl." is listed it records the dates for which we have evidence and may not be the store's entire span. |
