There is a display following the history of the Scotsman at the National Library of Scotland’s George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. From 18 January to Sunday 8 April 2018 the library’s treasures display on The Scotsman: 200 years of a Scottish newspaper will tell the story of The Scotsman. It will show how the […]
Museum on the Mound to close
October 17, 2017
It has been announced that the Museum on the Mound in Edinburgh is to close at the end of 2017. As well as the displays of safe-cracking and a million pounds, there is a unique display of the varying types of printing plates used to produce banknotes and the measures taken to defeat forgers over […]
Edinburgh in Print walks fully booked
September 20, 2017
This year’s Edinburgh in Print guided walks for Doors Open Day, which will look the New Town’s links to the printing industry, andsome of the traces that can still be seen, are now fully booked. Future walks will be announced on this website and on Twitter — @PrintScot
Edinburgh in Print guided walks
September 15, 2017
On Saturday 23 September and Sunday 24 September there will be Edinburgh in Print guided walks. As this year marks the 250th anniversary of the development of Edinburgh’s New Town, the walks will highlight the New Town’s links to the printing industry, and look at some of the traces that can still be seen. Booking […]
Douglas Foulis
February 12, 2017
Douglas Foulis, of the long-established publishing and binding firm of Hunter & Foulis, died in December 2016 at the age of 90. As well as working int he industry, he was involved in the work of the Society of Master Printers’ of Scotland. Obituaries of him have been published in the Scotsman and the Herald.
On this day: 1st ever edition of the Scotsman
January 25, 2017
The Scotsman is 200 years old today. The first ever edition of The Scotsman, or Edinburgh Political and Literary Journal was produced on Saturday, January 25 1817, from premises in Edinburgh’s High Street. It was originally published weekly, and became a daily newspaper in 1850. The proprietors announced that their ‘first desire is to be […]
Scotsman’s 200th anniversary
January 18, 2017
The history of the Scotsman has been explored in a BBC documentary called ‘The Paper Thistle’. If you missed it, you can watch it via the BBC website over the next month.
Speedspools is 50!
January 9, 2017
Harry McIntosh’s Speedspools has reached its Golden Anniversay. He has been in business producing type for 50 years, since 1967 — and for many years to come at the Chepman and Myllar press in Edinburgh. Congratulations!
Edinburgh in Print fully booked!
September 17, 2016
The free guided walks in Edinburgh’s Old Town, run as part of Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day programme on the weekend of 24–25 September 2016 have proved really popular and are now fully booked.
Edinburgh in Print
September 8, 2016
The free guided walks in Edinburgh’s Old Town, run as part of Edinburgh’s Doors Open Day programme on the weekend of 24–25 September 2016 are filling up fast. You can book the last few places through this link.
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