This document summarizes a talk given about a treasure trove of printing material from the 1930s-1950s that was found in a shed in Stoke Newington, London. The materials came from the print shop of William Henry Jones, who operated a print shop in the area from 1915-1920 and later. The collection included over 100 unique items documenting local history in Stoke Newington, including local piano manufacturing, the Clissold Road Swimming Bath, a builders merchant, the local council, and a chamber of commerce. The talk provided details on several of these topics from the collection of printed materials.

1. Amir Dotan
Lost in the Shed
Unearthing a Treasure Trove of Printing
Material from the 1930s-50s

2. W. H. Jones
Printers

3. William Henry Jones, Printer
1892-1971
Lived at 112 Winston Road and later 256
Albion Road
Had a print shop at no. 56 Green Lanes in
1915-1920 before moving to no. 50

5. Ken Cave (left) and Jim Spalding, who
worked for W.H. Jones, took over the
business and kept the name

6. Ken Cave Jim Spalding

8. 127 Green Lanes

9. Local artists David Vassie
and Juliet Adame of Pixel
Press helped Ken and
Jim’s widow sell some of
the equipment when the
shop closed.
They introduced them the
co-owners of Atom
Gallery, which ended up
opening on the site.

10. The Treasure Trove
in the Shed

11. “The original shed has gone. It was almost roofless.
Probably about 5 or 6 lawnmowers on the top of various
debris and sheets of plywood. Under the plywood was
where found what we gave to you. This shed had been in
a state of disrepair since the 90's. So how they survived is
quite astonishing.”
David Vassie, Pixel Press

12. 104 unique items
33 Stoke Newington
71 Other locations

13. • Local piano manufacturing
• Clissold Road Swimming Bath
• Smith & Sons, Builders Merchants
• Stoke Newington Borough Council
• Hackney & Stoke Newington Chamber
of Commerce
This talk will cover

14. Local Piano
Manufacturing

17. 35
1894

21. Michael Kemble www.YamahaKemble.com

22. 97 Carysfort Road

23. 97 Carysfort Road

24. 1952

25. Kemble & Co. Employees, 1911

26. Kemble & Co.

27. Kemble & Co.

28. 95a/b Carysfort Road in 1974

31. Other piano manufacturers in Stoke Newington

32. Clissold Road
Swimming Bath

36. 1937

37. Construction

38. Opening Ceremony

42. 1-4 Glebe Place

44. Other buildings in Stoke Newington
designed by Hobden & Porri

50. Clissold Leisure Centre

51. Smith & Sons
Builders Merchants

64. Stoke Newington
Borough Council

67. 1953 - Princess Margaret in Stoke Newington inspecting
gardens awarded prizes by the London Garden Society

70. The Town Hall in Milton Grove

77. Hackney & Stoke Newington
Chamber of Commerce

79. 1931 - Hackney & Stoke Newington Chamber of
Commerce Past President medal

80. King George V (1865-1936)

81. King George V (1865-1936)

84. 1919 - Banquet to the Mayor and Mayoress of Stoke
Newington at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street

87. Thank you