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Foyles, a trading name of Waterstones Booksellers Limited [1] (formerly W & G Foyle Ltd.), is a bookseller with a chain of seven stores in England. [2] It is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road , London.
The Foyles Building at 111–119 Charing Cross Road and 1–12 Manette Street, London, was the flagship store of the Foyles bookshop chain from 1929 to 2014, and at one time, the world's largest bookshop.
The Foyle Foundation was founded in 2001 under the terms of Christina Foyle's will. It makes grants to other UK charities, mainly in the fields of the arts and learning (until 2009, also health).
For bookstores with at least 4 locations, see list of bookstore chains. Bart's Books in Ojai Booksmith, San Francisco The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles Kramers (bookstore) Harvard Book Store, Cambridge Bluestockings in Manhattan The Mysterious Bookshop, Manhattan
The Foyles Books of the Year have been announced annually since 2017 by the British bookseller chain Foyles. From 2017 to 2023 they recognised outstanding literature in three categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Children's.
The Foyles Building, Charing Cross Road, London 2006 Grave of William Alfred Westropp Foyle in Highgate Cemetery. William Alfred Westropp Foyle (1885–1963) was a British bookseller and businessman who co-founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 with his brother Gilbert Foyle. William Foyle was one of the leading London booksellers of the 20th century.
The older section of the Marylebone shop was completed in 1912, and was originally an antiquarian bookshop called Francis Edwards. [1] It is alleged to be the first custom-built bookshop in the world. [2] A large, walk-in safe is visible near the entrance to the travel gallery, and is where expensive volumes were once stored.
Waterstones also owns Hodges Figgis (the oldest bookshop in Ireland, founded in 1768), [11] Hatchards (the oldest bookshop in the UK, founded in 1797), [12] and Foyles (a chain of seven bookshops in England). [13] In April 2018, hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation bought a majority stake in the company.