READ MORE: Opening date announced for new city bookstoreSigns have gone up outside the Queen Street unit saying the new bookstore and cafe is coming soon. "Queen Street is shaping up to be a really exciting opening for us ahead of the busy Christmas shopping season. A spokesman for Waterstones said earlier that all its city booksellers would be redeployed at the new store in Queen Street. In 2022, historic Oxford book chain Blackwell's was bought by its high street rival Waterstones. 👇🗞️https://t.co/eP825WLl9z pic.twitter.com/SxxRstJ8kE — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) September 16, 2025Following Waterstones' move, William Baker House looks set to become a centre for Harry Potter.