[Margaret Pilkington]

I suppose you could say Ikea is cheap and cheerful(it wouldn't necessarily be my description) but my point was, this kind of outlet is not found in main high streets around the country.

I think it highly unlikely that your campaign to bring back Wardleworths would have much success..........people these days buy their books from Amazon....or the charity shops. They went out of business because they could not compete in the market of the time...so there would not be much hope for them in today's economic climate.
I have to say I do miss them though.... Seed and Gabbutts(Blackburn) was another of my book buying haunts too.