Map World

Walking in to Map World is a bit like entering a museum on a very quiet afternoon. All dust and no noise it felt like the owners had created a real air of respect within their shop. As the title might suggest this place sells maps, antique ones which are framed beautifully. The man behind the desk must have known immediately that I wasn’t really in the market for one of these and so he left me to look around quite happily. If I’m honest, the geeky history student in me would love to own one these giant aged maps but it’s unlikely that I’ll ever have either a) the money to buy one or b) a house that it would look appropriate in. Map World is an incredibly specialised shop but if by some coincidence you are reading this and thinking ‘I was just in the market for an antique map of the world’ then I would definitely recommend a trip here!