The Richmond Book Fair

25.04.05. The sun shone on our first book fair at The Old Station in Richmond, North Yorkshire. It was a really successful fair.

The venue was unique being a fairly well-preserved Victorian railway, 'end-of-line' station in the beautiful setting by the River Swale.

The bookstalls were arranged on both sides of the track-bed (under cover) and I think that this must have been the first time for most of us, that we were able to drive our vehicles along to our stalls to unload and load our boxes.

The 27 stalls all very varied and interesting with a good range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books; plus some railway ephemera and the books of local small press showing its publications. There were also two charity stalls on the platform with books for the Richmond Station Regeneration Project and the Richmond Open Spaces Appeal.

The townspeople of Richmond and from villages around came in flocks steadily throughout the day, as did day visitors and book dealers and collectors from further afield.

Bargains were to be found and many rare and splendid old books were sold. Most of the books dealers generally had a good to excellent selling day and I think that we all enjoyed the fair.

Jude Haslam, organiser (for the Richmond Station Regeneration
Project).

Update 05.05.05
I have booked another Book Fair at the old station in Richmond. We had such a good day there and the Renovation Project Trust were very pleased too. They took over £2000 in the weekend (the day before was an open day) with most of it coming from the Book Fair. So thanks to all who came. They'd like me to do it again and many of you have also requested that I run another. The date is Sunday September 11th. Gregg Finn has had to cancel his pre-arranged one in Oswaldtwistle that day, so anyone who was going to that fair might consider the Richmond one.

Jude Haslam,
Brock Books  
01748 818729
43 High Street
Catterick Village
Richmond
North Yorkshire
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