Bowes and Bowes, Cambridge’s oldest bookshop, marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new. The building on the corner of Trinity Street started as a bookshop under William Scarlett in 1581. It was acquired by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan who in 1845 laid the foundations for one of the largest publishing firms in the world. It became a literary centre where figures like Thackeray and Charles Kingsley were frequent visitors. The history of Bowes & Bowes is intertwined with that of Macmillan & Co. In 1846, Robert Bowes was sent from Scotland to apprentice under his uncles, Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, at their business in Cambridge. Their company, Macmillan & Co, a publishing and bookselling firm, outgrew its Cambridge location, and Alexander Macmillan opened up a branch in London in 1858. The Cambridge shop remained the firm’s headquarters until 1863, when Alexander officially moved the publishing business to London. Robert was left to manage the bookshop in Cambridge, which became known as Macmillan & Bowes in 1882. Though the main business at the Cambridge shop was selling books and stationery, Robert continued to publish and print books after Macmillan & Co moved to London, though not many. In 1899, Robert made his son, George Brimley Bowes, a partner at the shop, and the business officially became known as Bowes & Bowes in 1907. The firm remained a family business until 1953, when W.H. Smith bought it. W.H. Smith continued to operate the shop under the name Bowes & Bowes until 1986 when it changed to Sherratt & Hughes, another subsidiary of W.H. Smith. In 1992, Cambridge University Press bought the premise and turned it into their primary bookstore, continuing the tradition of selling books at 1 Trinity Street.
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