Henry Bohn Books closing down, Lime Street, Liverpool, originally uploaded by new folder.

via feeling listless, Tom Lubbock in The Independent has decided that Henry Bohn Books closing down on Lime Street is the ultimate metaphor for the arrival of Culture in Liverpool.

It's sad to see it closing but it's not the first time they've moved and they're already set up to move around the corner to London Road this time. The set of shops they're part of in front of Lime Street has always been dismal and I'll be pleased to see them flattened (though I'd keep Concourse House myself).

It might seem obvious that the arrival of Liverpool One later this year is another step in the homogenisation of the city centre, but I think as the big chains all head towards Paradise Street we'll see London Road, Bold Street, Renshaw Street (without Rapid) and maybe even Church Street develop more independently. London Road is already establishing itself as the city centre's most cultural diverse area.

Definitely agree with Lubbock about the banners in town though...

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