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Where the books were written, set, sold, printed and buried: from the Globe to the graves, the bookshops to the presses.
This season's book talks, festivals and exhibitions are in What's On: Books & writers
Fleet Street's own institute, founded in 1891 for the print trade, with the finest library of printing and typography in Britain.
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Built in the lane behind St Bride's church to give the printers of Fleet Street a library, a school and a swimming bath, the Foundation kept the library when the newspapers left: more than a hundred thousand items on printing, type design, bookbinding and the graphic trades, including the working papers of the great English type foundries and the Eric Gill and Edward Johnston material. The presses still run in the workshops downstairs, where letterpress, wood engraving and binding are taught, and the Bridewell Theatre occupies the old swimming pool.
Library Wednesdays by appointment; talks, workshops and tours most weeks
Book a reading-room slot by email; letterpress and bookbinding workshops, the Wayzgoose fair and theatre in the Bridewell.
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Data is compiled from public sources including OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL. Hours change often, so check before making a journey.