Richard Booth MBE
(1938-present)

Aged 86

Richard George William Pitt Booth MBE (12 September 1938 – 20 August 2019) was a British bookseller, known for his contribution to the success of Hay-on-Wye as a centre for second-hand bookselling. He was also the self-proclaimed "King of Hay".

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Commemorated on 1 plaque

This plaque commemorates The Old Fire Station which was Richard Booth's first bookshop Est. 1962

13A Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom where they established his first bookshop (1962)