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Everard’s Printing Works

W. J. Neatby’s tiled front of 1900 to 1901, the largest of its kind in Britain.

The old Everard's Print Works building in Broad Street, Bristol.
The old Everard's Print Works building in Broad Street, Bristol. (4 January ) Chaps the idol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Edward Everard’s printing works has a front designed by W. J. Neatby in Doulton Carrara ware tiles, showing Gutenberg and William Morris, a woman holding a lamp and a mirror for Light and Truth, and the spirit of Literature. It is the largest decorative facade of its kind in Britain.

Edward Everard office front, finished 1901 with the decorative design of the Polychromatic 'Carrara' marble-ware faience undertaken by WJ Neatby,
Edward Everard office front, finished 1901 with the decorative design of the Polychromatic 'Carrara' marble-ware faience undertaken by WJ Neatby, Chief Designer for Doulton and Co. Henry Williams was the… (2011-11-06) Shaun-thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Bristol 2023 around the City (2023-09-14) Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Broad Street, Bristol  (2017-08-12) David Hallam-Jones , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Die von William James Neatby, Chefdesigner der Firma Doulton & Co., entworfene Fassade für das im Jahr 1900 von Henry
Die von William James Neatby, Chefdesigner der Firma Doulton & Co., entworfene Fassade für das im Jahr 1900 von Henry Williams für Edward Everard erbauten Everard's Printing Works in Bristol,… (2023-09-13) Bernd Schwabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Bristol Art Nouveau  (2022-01-22) Anthony O'Neil , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A picture of the entrance to the Clayton Hotel, Bristol; the building's façade was a part of the former Everard's
A picture of the entrance to the Clayton Hotel, Bristol; the building's façade was a part of the former Everard's Printing Works. (2025-09-12) Captain Galaxy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Do you remember Broad Street?

A coffee and an email at NetGates in 1996, a haircut at Wild At Heart, brunch at Ironworks, or a desk in the offices upstairs: if you have a photo or a story about No. 51 or its neighbours, from any decade, we would love to see it.

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