Alan Bennett, Jools Holland, Timothy Spall, Melvyn Bragg and Andrew Marr are amongst the customers who have frequented Fossgate Books in Fossgate over the years, says its owner Alex Hesltrip.
A MUCH-LOVED antiquarian and second hand bookshop in York is to close next month when its owner retires after 30 years in the trade.
Alan Bennett, Jools Holland, Timothy Spall, Melvyn Bragg and Andrew Marr are amongst the customers who have frequented Fossgate Books in Fossgate over the years, says its owner Alex Hesltrip.
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