Join us in this tour of a former Spade Works to find out more about its present history as a book printers and binders. Martins the Printers is an independent family-owned book printers, which has been operating from Berwick-upon Tweed since 1892. In the beginning, it was a general commercial printer with its own local newspaper The Mercury, produced until 1945. In the 1950s the company started to concentrate on book publishing and has remained dedicated to book printing ever since. Today Martins is one of the few remaining book printers and binders left in the UK.
Wed 11th & Thur 12th: 1030
Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/berwick-heritage-opendays-34043664105
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Martins the Printers, Seaview Works, Spittal, TD15 1RS
Dates & Prices
Dates
| From | To | ||||
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| Wednesday | Wednesday 11/09/2024 10:30am | 10:30am | Wednesday | Wednesday 11/09/2024 13:00pm | 13:00pm |
| Thursday | Thursday 12/09/2024 10:30am | 10:30am | Thursday | Thursday 12/09/2024 13:00pm | 13:00pm |