# Holywell Press

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**Holywell Press** Ltd is a family printing and publishing company based in [Oxford](/source/Oxford), [England](/source/England).[1]

The firm was established in 1890 by Harry Burrows and Thomas Doe.[2] A major customer has been the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford), including publication of the university student magazine *[Isis](/source/Isis_(magazine))* for many years. It also produced early advertising for [Morris](/source/Morris_Motors) cars. Harry Burrows was a personal friend of the founder [William Morris](/source/William_Morris,_1st_Viscount_Nuffield) (later Lord Nuffield).

The company took its name from the [Holywell Room](/source/Holywell_Music_Room) in Oxford. Initially, the company premises were in the octagonal former [Chapel of St Mary](/source/Chapel_of_St_Mary_at_Smith_Gate) at the junction of [Broad Street](/source/Broad_Street,_Oxford) and [Catte Street](/source/Catte_Street), now part of [Hertford College](/source/Hertford_College).[3] In 1920/1, it moved to the Maclaren Gymnasium in [Alfred Street](/source/Alfred_Street), with much more room for printing. In 1989, it moved to a purpose-built factory building in [Ferry Hinksey Road](/source/Ferry_Hinksey_Road), at [Osney Mead](/source/Osney_Mead) in west Oxford.[2] The company has been run by the Burrows family throughout its existence, most recently by Benjamin Burrows.[4]

The Holywell Press helps with branding, for example, the Oxford-based stone carver [Alex Wenham](/source/Alex_Wenham) when he moved from France to the United Kingdom.[5]

## 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](/source/Humphry_Bowen), *The Flora of Berkshire*, 1968.

## References

1. Hibbert, Christopher (ed.) (1988). "Holywell Press". *[The Encyclopaedia of Oxford](/source/The_Encyclopaedia_of_Oxford)*. [Macmillan](/source/Macmillan_Publishers). pp. 188–189. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.

1. ["Holywell Press Limited (The)"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00119569). UK: [Companies House](/source/Companies_House). Retrieved 7 January 2023.

1. ["No. 29: Former Octagonal Chapel"](https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/broad/buildings/east/hertford/29.html). *Broad Street, Oxford*. UK: Oxford History. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

1. ["About Us"](https://holywellpress.com/about-us). *holywellpress.com*. UK: Holywell Press. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

1. ["Holywell helps stone carver, Alex Wenham with branding to launch his business in the UK"](https://holywellpress.com/work/branding-alex-wenham). Holywell Press. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

## External links

- [Holywell Press website](https://holywellpress.com/)

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