Holywell Press

Holywell Press Ltd is a family printing and publishing company based in Oxford, England.[1]

The firm was established in 1890 by Harry Burrows and Jack Doe.[2] A major customer has been the University of Oxford, including publication of the university student magazine Isis for many years. It also produced early advertising for Morris cars. Harry Burrows was a personal friend of the founder William Morris (who later became Lord Nuffield).

The company took its name from the Holywell Room in Oxford. Initially the company premises were in the Chapel of St Mary in Catte Street. In 1920/1, it moved to the Maclaren Gymnasium in Alfred Street, with much more room for printing. In 1989, it moved to a purpose-built factory building in Ferry Hinksey Road, at Osney Mead in west Oxford.[3] The company has been run by the Burrows family throughout its existence, currently (as of 2014) by Benjamin Burrows.[2]

Selected books

References

  1. Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Holywell Press". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 188–189. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  2. 1 2 "The Family Story". UK: Holywell Press. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. "Holywell Press Ltd". UK: Thomson Local. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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