A hundred years of print
The printing works at 14 Foundry Lane opened in 1898 with two presses and six compositors. At its height, in the seventies, it printed the region's newspaper, the theatre's posters and the railway's timetables.
It closed in 1987. The building stood empty for thirty years, until a neighbours' association bought it and, with the help of retired printers, opened it again in 2019.
Open
Exhibitions are free, the yard is open to everyone, and the coffee is the same for all.
Hands-on
Here you learn by doing: every exhibition has a workshop, every workshop a print.
Local
Coffee, bread, paper and people come from the neighbourhood whenever they can.
Affordable
Half price for the young, students and pensioners, and free places every month.
The trade we came from
Printers once had cards of their own: small advertisements showing everything their type could do. We collect them, and a few hang on the café wall.
Who runs the house
Ana
director
Lea
exhibitions
Tom
workshops
Marko
technician and building
Iva
café and bookshop
Sam
members and volunteers
Partners
- Northgate Arts Fund
- Harbour Paper Mill
- The Ink Society
- Kestrel Books
- Lanes & Yards Trust