Swindon Bookshop on Nathan Road [????-1962] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Swindon Bookshop on Nathan Road [????-1962]

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2008-11-05 11:38
Current condition: 
Demolished / No longer exists
Date Place demolished: 
1962-02-01

Here's a view of Swindon Bookshop (bottom left) on Nathan Road, as it looked in Booth's time. Today it's back on Lock Road.

1950s Nathan Road

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golden boy
chapter 6
swindon bookshop
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Submitted by tngan on Tue, 2011-03-29 11:40.

Hi there,

According to their website they started up in 1918.  No specific date was given, however.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2015-02-25 01:33.

Hello, the marker on the map gives the location of Swindon book store on the western side of Nathan Road. According to my images from 1980 it should be on the eastern side. Did the store move, or should we move the marker? Regards Klaus

Submitted by Lawrence Tsui on Wed, 2015-02-25 02:50.

Mr & Mrs Rupert Li ran Swindon as well as the Book Centre since the 50s as far as I know.

Submitted by David on Wed, 2015-02-25 23:03.

Hi Klaus,

This is an earlier location of the store, so it's not the Place to add to your 1980 photos. I recommend you use the Mirador Mansion Place instead.

Regards, David

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2015-02-26 00:11.

Hi David,

I believe your right, so I change the place.

Regards Klaus

Submitted by simtang on Fri, 2022-02-25 07:00.

A bit of history from newspapers.

On 1962-2-1, swindon moved from 25 Nathan road (star hotel) to 64 Nathan road (Mirador).

1962-2-1 swindon move from 25 to 64 nathan rd (mirador) b.png
1962-2-1 swindon move from 25 to 64 nathan rd (mirador) b.png, by simtang

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The lock road branch opened on 1964-7-18

1964-7-18 swindon opens at lock rd.png
1964-7-18 swindon opens at lock rd.png, by simtang

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It closed down lock rd branch on 2020-07-31

https://www.hk01.com/18%E5%8D%80%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/504383/%E7%99%BE%E5%B...

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Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2022-03-07 18:09.

I've nudged the marker north to the correct location on the site of today's Prestige Tower, and added the closure date from simtang.