Today, October 14, is Bookshop Day
A famous Liverpool "treasure trove" that attracted customers for decades is now home to a Wetherspoons.
In 1848, his son, George Philip junior, joined his father as a partner and the firm became George Philip and Son and three years later, in 1851, TD Philip, nephew of George Philip senior, joined the firm. From there, the business continued to expand. The top floor once boasted an art department and school children would often get vouchers from Philip Son & Nephew for school prizes. Many will have fond memories of the long-serving members of staff, many who worked there for decades.By the 1960s, the business had rapidly expanded in all departments, especially in the children’s paperback, map and theological sections of the Whitechapel shop. The staff numbers came to 100, with many of those being with the firm for over 20 years.
But by 1983, customers heard that the final chapter in the history of the famous Liverpool bookshop was upon them. On April 8 that year, the Liverpool ECHO reported how a half-price book sale would "mark the beginning of the end" for Philip Son & Nephew in Whitechapel. Partners Mr Mason Porter and Mr Ken Elliott had the sad task of carrying out the closure. Mr Porter blamed poor sales figures, rising costs and increasing competition for the firm’s demise.
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