Earlier in the year the Centre for Material Texts purchased three historic printing presses and set up a working print shop for printing texts and images by hand. The print shop has been christened Bristol Common Press to celebrate the wooden common press which lies at the heart of our collections, and to reflect our core aim to make this a collaborative space which is open to all.  

We invite you to join us to hear the story of Bristol Common Press so far and learn more about its potential for research, teaching and creative practice.  

Refreshments will be available from 5pm in the HUMS breakout space (ground floor of the new HUMS building). 

Please book via Eventbrite for catering purposes: Bristol Common Press Launch Tickets, Bristol | Eventbrite 

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Drop-in informal tours of Bristol Common Press  

If you would like to drop in to visit the printing presses and our equipment, Bristol Common Press will be open for informal tours at the following times:  

Tuesday 9 November: 10 am to 2 pm, and 3 pm to 4 pm  

Wednesday 10 November: 1 pm to 3 pm  

No booking required. Bristol Common Press is located in Room B3, 36 Tyndall’s Park Road: enter from Woodland Road via the main entrance of 3-5 Woodland Road and take the stairs on the left down to the basement. We are on your right at the foot of the stairs.   

If you have any questions, please write to arts-books@bristol.ac.uk  

We look forward to seeing you there!