Founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, Foyles is now in a splendid new building opened in 2014.

My son complains about the death of bookshops largely at the hands of Amazon, but in London Foyles, Waterstons and Daunt’s in Marylebone High Street are bucking the trend.

It’s a catch22 situation. Living as we do in Victoria, there are no bookshops in easy walking distance and having Amazon available means I can buy books with ease, though Foyles has a very  competitive email service.