Loved and lost Cheshire book shop where customers would 'spend hours'

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online shopping and reading on a tablet became as popular as it is today - we made our way to Borders Books. Stocking thousands of titles and magazines, as well as cards, CDs, DVDs and more, Borders first opened in the UK in 1997 and was originally owned by the US book giant of the same name.

But by the early noughties, the bookshop phenomena had come to Cheshire and had sites in the surrounding areas, including Liverpool.

Many will specifically remember Borders at The Coliseum shopping park, as well as the branch on Riverside Retail Park in Warrington. Read More: Loved and lost restaurant chain with £6 steaks and 75p dessertsThe lost Cheshire lido that would have been perfect during UK heatwaveBack in March 2000, Ellesmere Port became home to the first retail park bookstore in Europe.

During that period, the store based at The Coliseum shopping park was also a destination for many famous faces promoting their latest literary work, from American TV star David Hasselhoff and former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, to footballer Michael Owen and food writer Nigella Lawson.