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About the Somerton Printery

Location, Location, Location
You will be hard pressed to find a more conveniently placed printers in England. Situated in the heart of beautiful Somerton, ancient capital of Wessex, The Printery enjoys a quiet location on a central side street with no parking restrictions. You will often be able to park right outside the door and use your visit to The Printery as an excuse also to enjoy the other services that Somerton provides.
< Photograph shows the New Street premises of The Printery

Printing tradition spanning four centuries
Somerton Printery has its origins in the 18th Century. By 1840 it was managed by James Gardiner and located in Broad Street. By 1872 the business had moved into New Street and become a Printer, Stationer and Post Office run by Luke Pearce. Jesse Gillett Williams took over the New Street business in the 1880s, running it until at least 1935. The Best family took over The Printery in 1998, expanding the business including opening a new Printing Works in a unit on the Bancombe Trading Estate in Somerton in 2005.
< Photograph of Broad Street

The Printery c 1902

Photograph of The Printery staff and array of printing machinery in Edwardian times.

The Printery c 1920

Photograph of the front of The Printery's New Street premises taken after the First World War and still owned and managed by Jesse Williams who took over the business in the 1880s.

Convenient Somerton
Somerton has a growing reputation as an attractive and convenient town. It boasts free car parking on and off street, banks, a wide variety of good quality shops and catering in a range of hotels, pubs and cafes. Somerton is accessible from the A303 (5 minutes drive) and within half an hour's drive of Taunton and the M5 see Contact Us page for maps and directions.
< Photograph of Central Somerton
Historical Somerton
Somerton grew to be the capital of Wessex in the 7th century and was known as Summertone in the Doomsday Book. Much of the central area consists of elegant 17th Century buildings which have attracted film makers seeking an authentic setting.
<Photograph above shows St Michael's Church set behind the central square photograph shows St Michael's Church set behind the central square.

Market Cross

< Photograph shows the octagonal Market Cross with its regular plant sales.
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