Thornton's Bookshop
 ( W A & J S Meeuws )   
( ABA, BA, ILAB )
Established  in  1835
Member of the ABA since 1907

 
 
 
    Thornton's was established in 1835 by Joseph Thornton, with a 
    cash capital of only £ 250! By  1870, the bookshop was able to move into the historic premises at No. 11 Broad Street, and in 
    1913 the shop was expanded to occupy most of No. 12 Broad Street. In 1983 the bookshop was safed from bankruptcy by the Meeuws family. In May 2003 the old bookshop, complete with ghost, moved to other premises on Boars Hill / Oxford and now 
    only trades via mailorder and internet.  The premises were re-opened as The Buttery, in December 2003, alas without books....