Great Expectations - But Hard Times! (PiP) HBM

Wigtown is known as Scotland's National Book Town and has many second hand book stores with cafes and restaurants also selling books. An annual book festival is held here. The books in this dispaly were originally real books, but in the PiP from this year they look to have been replaced with carved books. It is a shame to see how the store seems to have deteriorated and has hardly any books in the window display. The store prides itself on being 'the largest in Scotland'. A huge expectation but it seems to have fallen on hard times. I have added a song from a singer whose stage name was 'Charles Dickens', as of course both the books int the title were written by Charles Dickens.

Wigtown is in Wigtownshire, part of the Dumfries and Galloway district of Scotland and is a pleasant place to visit with a central park and very wide main street as well as a variety of small shops.

The link is 'The Way Love Goes' by Charles Dickens

www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0hcdFABa0

Charles Dickens' real name is David Anthony and he toured with the Rolling Stones in 1965. After a brief career as a singer he returned to his original career as a photographer

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Ecobird ^club

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Great information and two superb images from a sleepy part of Dumfries and Galloway,
HBM and a good week

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you very much Roger. It was very quiet that day. I am hoping the lack of books in the window means they have sold a lot of their stock but I am not sure that is the case.

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das wäre echt schade,wenn es das nicht mehr geben täte liebe Carol,es ist doch so ein schöner Anblick,wie man in deinen schönen Aufnahmen sieht :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Thank you Guni. I hope the lack of books in the window means they have sold a lot of stock but I guess they have suffered in more ways than one, - covid restrictions would have lost them business as would the trend towards ereaders A shame as there is room for both in this world.
Times are hard though so we may see a resurgence of interest in books

Have a good week

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Da bin ich bei dir liebe Carol,die Zeiten sind wieder gekommen,wo man alles wieder mehr schätzen sollte,natürlich hat auch Corona dazu etwas beigetragen:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

HBM carol

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

Thank you very much Fred
HBM and a good new week to you

2 years ago.

Dominique 60 ^club

cette façade est absolument magnifique carol !!
bonne semaine mon amie .

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Dominique 60 ^club

Thank you very much Dominique. I am pleased you like it.
Have a lovely week ahead

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

beautiful image and an interesting note.
(like the PiP even more carol).
hBM and enjoy the rest of the week.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you very much Jaap. Although it has deteriorated somewhat since 2007 I wanted a photo to compare them.
Wigtown also has an impressive town hall, formerly the Wigtown Sheriff Court.

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

my place !!!
lovely series, HopefulBM & new week !

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Nora Caracci ^club

Thank you Nora. I hope they have stock left inside!! If not I am sure you would find what you are looking for in one of the many book shops or in one of the cafes and restaurants that all seem to have books available!!

HBM and have a lovely week

2 years ago.

Jean-Paul ^club

Thank you for this story!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Jean-Paul ^club

Thank you Jean-Paul. You are welcome!

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Great images and information, Carol. I gather that (here at least) used books currently have almost no value. HBM and have a great week.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you very much George. Sadly you are right, - the majority have little monetary value but to a book lover each find it a little treasure! Even in a dedicated book town I wouldn't imagine there is a lot of money to be made and suspect for many it is more a labour of love than to make a profit. Ereaders. kindle etc have become the norm for many, and I get that you can read at night with no bedside lamp, you don't lose your page and you can carry a bookcase with you in your bag and you can adjust the print size which is good for old or tired eyes. They have their place but there are still a lot of people who love the feel of a real book, as I do. Probably they would be the same ones who like to have a real cd or a real dvd. Guilty as charged!!

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

Very nicely recorded shots of this bookshop Carol. Your title describes the pictures very nicely, unfortunately hard times seem to be the norm just now.

HBM and enjoy the rest of the week, Doug

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Doug Shepherd ^club

Thank you very much Doug. Yes that is true. I hope things will improve, but think we are all in for a bit of a bumpy ride!

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

HBM Ecobird!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

Thank you very much Walter
HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

TonyF*

I love independent book stores. Have a good week!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to TonyF*

Thank you very much Tony. There are a lot of them here! I could lose myself for hours in bookshops like this

Have a lovely new week

2 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

Been here Carol. A long time ago now and not a photo like this to be had. Great shot. Well done.

Cheers and HBM. Herb

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Thank you very much Herb. I had to keep the shot tight in the main image in particular because of parked cars, but it was very quiet on this latest visit. Even then it was difficult to get a shot of the town hall which is quite an impressive looking building, originally the Sheriff Court, as there are always parked cars.

Have a good week. HBM

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Thanks for your explanations and the nice picture ! HBM and a good week ahead, Carol !

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you very much Ulrich
HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

A cheerful shot, despite the evidence of 'Hard Times'!! :o)
Music is simple enough and quite cheerful. A good find re the name and I think it's why I remembered it vaguely from a long time ago!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Thank you very much Andy. To be honest I didn't remember the song at all or him. As you say it is ok but nothing I would have rushed out to buy. I only used it because his name fitted the title so well! When I found it I couln't resist!

Have a good week

2 years ago.

jyryk58 ^club

awesome... :-)

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to jyryk58 ^club

Thank you very much Jyryk. Really appreciated
Have a lovely week

2 years ago.

Xata ^club

Libraries killed by kindle… but for me nothing will ever replace a real book.
HBM Carol

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Xata ^club

I do tend to agree with you Isabel. There is nothing like holding a real book in your hand. I must admit I do own a kindle and it has it's place, - as you get older or when your eyes are tired being able to change the font size helps and being able to adjust the light so that you can read at night. Also being limited in space i sadly have no room for the hundred of books I would like to keep so I buy the books I really want to keep and buy the cheap or free ones on kindle as well. A compromise, but one I can live with.

HBM and hav a good week Isabel. I hope you are feeling better today

2 years ago.

TOZ ^club

Love the book coloms Carol.
HBM have a good week
TOZ

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Thank you very much TOZ. They are cool aren't they?

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Was für ein netter Buchladen! Da kann man gleich die neue Lektüre lesen.
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, Carol!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to trester88 ^club

Thank you very much Wilhelm. It is nice to see so many independent bookstores in one place.
HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Didn't know that Charles Dickens was a musician ;-))))))
but a wonderfully designed book shop.
HBM and have a wonderful week!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Thank you very much Markus. To be fair he wasn't nearly as prolific or successful as the
original ;-)))) He only had a couple of very minor hits like the one in the link, and a film to his name before returning to photography. He appears to have dated the model Celia Hammond and been friendly with Chrissie Shrimpton and that is all I could find out. I had never heard of him but when I found the pseudonym he used as a singer I couln't resist using him as my link!!

HBM and have a great week

2 years ago.

Armando Taborda ^club

Fabulous the old book shop, compared with the new one. The information you provide is always of great interest, Carol! Thanks for your precious details!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Armando Taborda ^club

Thank you very much Armando. Sad times really and I hope things improve in the long slow haul to recovery following covid. It would be good to see bookshops like this surviving and becoming more popular

Have a good week

2 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

HBM, interesting story, enjoy this week

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Trudy Tuinstra ^club

Thank you vry much Trudy. Have a good week

2 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Superb capture! HBM! Stay well!

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2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you vey much William. Stay well and enjoy the rest of your week

2 years ago.

Paulo Moreira ^club

Love it.
HBM Carol.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Paulo Moreira ^club

Thank you very much Paulo.

HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

* ઇଓ * ^club

The PiP presents a real sad sight of the same bookstore,
but both photos are wonderful documents of the times.
Thanks for the information, Carol.
For this lovely antiquarian bookstore, let's hope it survives the crises of our time
and flourishes again, if the stock wasn't simply sold almost completely.
Despite everything, I wish you a pleasant week.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to * ઇଓ * ^club

Thank you very much * ઇઉ *. I do hope it survives. The next book festival starts on 23rd September so this may give this shop and all the other little independent book stores a boost. You never know, - with the prices of ebooks seemingly rising there may well be a resurgence in the appeal of real books.

Despite hard times I did note the water bowls beneath the seat. Presumably these are for their canine visitors and not the bookworms;-)))

Have a lovely week ahead

2 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

The kind of shop I love, also the book pillars, great idea. A very belated HBM, Carol.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

Thank you very much Christa. Me too, - and the book pillars are cool, aren't they? Not real books any more but no doubt the carved ones are more practical!!

HBm and enjoy the rest of your week Christa.

2 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Das Lädchen hier sieht aber sehr gepflegt aus. Hoffentlich bleibt es erhalten!
schöne Grüße zur anderen Seite des Kanals!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

Thank you very much Volker. I do hope so.
Warm wishes from a very wet and stormy England, - but at least it is appreciatively cooler!!

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

Beautiful!

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you very much Annemarie. Really appreciated

2 years ago.

Patrick Brandy ^club

Une belle devanture c'est très beau bonne journée

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Patrick Brandy ^club

Thank you very much Patrick. Have a lovely evening

2 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Wonderful photo.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thank you very much Don. Realy appreciated

2 years ago.

Heide ^club

I really like these old bookstores and especially your beautiful picture.
We have a crime series "Tatort"(Site of Crime) in which a bookseller acts as a detective.
You see this bookstore in a lot of scenes and I can't get enough of it.

Have still a good week, Carol

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Thank you very much Heide. That sounds like my sort of series, - crime and books!! I have passed my love of books on to my younger daughter. We took her car for service and repair and had hours to wait, - we spent most of it in the bookshop and the rest in the coffee shops with our purchases!

2 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

A great visual eye-catcher...

2 years ago.

Thank you very much Udo.

2 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

What a brilliant bookshop, so characterful

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thank you very much Gillian. A dream for a bookworm like me!!

Have a lovely evening

2 years ago.

Andrea Ertl ^club

Wie hübsch mit der grünen Tür umrahmt von den Bänken.

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Andrea Ertl ^club

Thank you very much Andrea.

Have a lovely week

2 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Carol
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Unfortunately people don't seem to have books any more. They stroke their phones, and watch the telly.. That seems to occupy their minds!
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

2 years ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thank you very much Peter. We rarely put the televison on but I know what you mean.
For me though there will always be room in my life for books. I have to be more selective now as our flat is quite small but I still love my books!!

Have a lovely week ahead

2 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

It woulb be a town for me who read a lot ( mostly paper books)! I hope this wonderful store will pick up again!!!

2 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12…

Just gorgeous! Have a nice weekend!!

2 years ago.

Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ ^club

Thanks for your effort to tell about book stores. :(
I know about the theme.
(I grew up in a book sellers store)
Rapi

19 months ago. Edited 19 months ago.

Ecobird ^club has replied to Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ ^club

Thank you very much Rapi. What a lovely start in life you had. You would have found me in a corner somewhere curled up with a good book, - and it sounds as if you had plenty of books to choose from!!

Best wishes Carol

19 months ago.

Pano ☼ Rapi ♫✯♫ ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

You are right, somehow it was very good ....
Best wishes too :)

19 months ago.

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