Difference between revisions of "Fantasy Centre"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "Eric Arthur" to "Erik Arthur") |
Mark Plummer (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''(Did you mean [[Fantasy Book Centre]]?)'' | ''(Did you mean [[Fantasy Book Centre]]?)'' | ||
| − | |||
[[File:Fantasy Centre business card.jpg|thumb|'''Fantasy Centre business card'''.]] | [[File:Fantasy Centre business card.jpg|thumb|'''Fantasy Centre business card'''.]] | ||
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 located on Holloway Road in northern [[London]] (coincidentally quite close to the site of the fabled [[slan shack]] [[Epicentre]]). | ||
| − | Fantasy Centre was opened in Kensal Rise in Harlesden in 1969 by [[Ted Ball]] and [[Dave Gibson]]. | + | Fantasy Centre was opened in Kensal Rise in Harlesden in 1969 by [[Ted Ball]] and [[Dave Gibson]]. The shop later moved to 157 Holloway Road and in 1991 [[Erik Arthur]] replaced Gibson and along with Ball managed the store until it closed on June 13, 2009. |
* {{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]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 16 February 2024
(Did you mean Fantasy Book Centre?)
One of the greatest SF bookstores 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).
Fantasy Centre was opened in Kensal Rise in Harlesden in 1969 by Ted Ball and Dave Gibson. The shop later moved to 157 Holloway Road and in 1991 Erik Arthur replaced Gibson and along with Ball managed the store until it closed on June 13, 2009.
- 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. |
