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Holywell Press Ltd is a family printing and publishing company based in Oxford, England.
The firm was established in 1890 by Harry Burrows and Jack Doe. 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 (later Lord Nuffield).
The company took its name from the Holywell Room in Oxford. Initially, the company premises were in the octagonal former Chapel of St Mary at the junction of Broad Street and Catte Street, now part of Hertford College. In 1920/1, it moved to the Maclaren Gymnasium in
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Book publishing companies of England Magazine publishing companies of England Printing companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Oxford Publishing companies established in 1890 1890 establishments in England Private companies limited by guarantee of England Hertford College, Oxford {{UK-company-stub
The company took its name from the Holywell Room in Oxford. Initially, the company premises were in the octagonal former Chapel of St Mary at the junction of Broad Street and Catte Street, now part of Hertford College. In 1920/1, it moved to the Maclaren Gymnasium in Alfred Street
Alfred Street is a street running between the High Street to the north and the junction with Blue Boar Street and Bear Lane at the southern end, in central Oxford, England.
, with much more room for printing. In 1989, it moved to a purpose-built factory building in Ferry Hinksey Road, at Osney Mead
Osney or Osney Island (; an earlier spelling of the name is ''Oseney'') is a riverside community in the west of the city of Oxford, England. In modern times the name is applied to a community also known as Osney Town astride Botley Road, just we ...
in west Oxford. The company has been run by the Burrows family throughout its existence, most recently by Benjamin Burrows.
Selected books
*Geoffrey Bolton, ''History of the O.U.C.C.'', 1962. *A. Philippou (ed.), ''The Orthodox Ethos'', 1964. *Andrew S. N. Wright, ''The History of Buckland in the County of Berkshire'', 1966. * Humphry J. M. Bowen, ''The Flora of Berkshire'', 1968.References
External links
Holywell Press website
Book publishing companies of England Magazine publishing companies of England Printing companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Oxford Publishing companies established in 1890 1890 establishments in England Private companies limited by guarantee of England Hertford College, Oxford {{UK-company-stub