John Jarrold was a pioneering figure in British printing and this museum charts the history of the printing industry over the last 160 years. An impressive collection of printing machines document the fascinating progression of the printing process, including; 19thC hand-operated printing presses, Lithographic hand presses, Ratcliff direct lithographic machine, printing from the original lithographic stone. Linotype, Monotype, Ludlow and Hadego mechanical type and film setting machines. Staffed exclusively from expert retired volunteers from industry.