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Thomas Ambler, Crown Point Printing Works, and Alf Cooke blue plaque

Leeds, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Thomas Ambler, Crown Point Printing Works, and Alf Cooke blue plaque

Crown Point Printing Works. Alf Cooke (1842-1902) began printing in 1886. He developed great skills in colour lithography producing art reproductions and portraits of the famous. In 1885 he was awarded a Royal Warrant. Following a fire, these works were entirely rebuilt in 1885 as "the largest, heal

thiest printing works in the world." Architect: Thomas Ambler.

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