The Tardis Bookshop, Great Missenden opens on 5th May

Tuesday 5th May 2009 will see the opening of the latest edition to Great Missenden's High Street.

Over the coming May Bank Holiday, we will be putting finishing touches to The Tardis Bookshop, and then will open as listed below.

Weekly:

Tuesdays 12 noon 'til 4 pm

Wednesdays 12 noon 'til 4 pm

Thursdays 12 noon 'til 4 pm

Fridays 12 noon 'til 4 pm

Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Bank Holidays we will be Closed

We will continue to review opening times over the coming months and would very much like your feed back.

We are a local family run business and have a wide selection of books, including a specialist selection of true crime books. You can even pick up some bargain holiday reads!!

We buy and sell:

Books

Collectables

Bric a brac

Antiquities

Memorabilia

Antiquarian

Modern 1st Editions

Postcards

Sporting Memorabilia

Plus much more...

We hope to see you, so feel free to pop in and say hello in the very near future.

If you know anyone who would benefit from receiving this email please feel free to forward it on.

Regards

John

The Tardis Bookshop

For any more information please call or email us.

telephone: 01494 868434

email: books@thetardisbookshop.co.uk

www.thetardisbookshop.co.uk

59A High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0AL

The Tardis Bookshop Great Missenden

Great Missenden, High Street, Buckinghamshire

Below are a selection of pictures down Great Missenden High Street on the 30th April 2009

The White Lion, Great Missenden, Bucks

The Tardis Bookshop, Great Missenden
The Tardis Bookshop, Great Missenden

Soft Water Solutions
Soft Water Solutions, Great Missenden

Renewable Heat Solutions, Great Missenden

One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden

Landscapeconnection, Great Missenden

La Petite Auberge, Great Missenden

Cafe Toria, Great Missenden

Amanda Slope, Great Missenden

These were just taken quickly but my plan is to set up a gallery of images of the High Street for people to browse.

Great Missenden Bookshop

The Tardis Bookshop in Great Missenden

Great Missenden is a large village in the valley of the River Misbourne in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire between Amersham and Wendover. It closely adjoins the villages of Little Missenden and Prestwood. The narrow High Street is bypassed by the main A413 London to Aylesbury Road. The source of the Misbourne is to be found just north of the village, although the upper reach of the river runs only in winter and the perennial head is in Little Missenden. The village is now best known as home to the late Roald Dahl, the internationally famous children's author.

Great Missenden lay on a major route between the Midlands and London and several coaching inns, particularly the Red Lion (now an estate agents) and The George (which still exists) provided rest and refreshment for travellers and their horses. The first railway line in the area was, however, routed alongside the Grand Union Canal to the east. Once the coaches stopped running Great Missenden declined in importance and prosperity, becoming an agricultural village. Following the arrival of the London Underground Metropolitan Line in 1892, Great Missenden became a commuter village for London with writers, entertainers and even Prime Ministers among the passengers. Great Missenden railway station is now on the Chiltern Railways line and offers services running into London Marylebone.

The village is overlooked by the medieval parish church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Its position away from the village suggests an earlier settlement round the church with a move to its present location in the early Middle Ages. In the twelfth century Great Missenden was granted a charter allowing it to hold an annual Fair in August. Missenden Abbey, founded in 1133 as an Augustinian monastery, was ruined following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the remains were incorporated into a Georgian mansion which is now a conference centre.

Gipsy House in Great Missenden was the home of author Roald Dahl until his death in 1990, and many local scenes and characters are reflected in his work. Roald Dahl is buried at Saint Peter & Saint Pauls Church and children still leave toys and flowers at his grave. Great Missenden was also temporarily home to Robert Louis Stevenson, the writer of the world famous book Treasure Island, and is currently home to actor Geoffrey Palmer, and his wife Sally.

In June 2005 the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre opened in Great Missenden to honour the work of Roald Dahl.

The village is home to the Gateway School, Great Missenden Church of England Combined School and The Misbourne secondary school.

NEW Bookshop to open soon in Great Missenden

NEW Bookshop to open soon in Great Missenden

The Tardis Bookshop will open soon in Great Missenden along the High Street.

The address of the shop is 59A High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0AL

Please call us on 01494 868434 or send us an email: books@thetardisbookshop.co.uk

We buy and sell all types of Books, Collectables, Antiquarian, Postcards, Sporting Memorabilia, General Memorabilia.

If you have any items you would like to sell then please feel free to contact us.

www.thetardisbookshop.co.uk