Dartington Hall Trust
Other Business Names:
- Elmhirst, Leonard
- Elmhirst, Dorothy
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dartington, Devon, Devon, South West, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Bookbinding
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Domestic ceramic products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Glass products manufacture
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Publishing & printing
Other printing
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Publishing & printing
Other publishing
Notes:
Established in 1920s by wealthy Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst to regenerated a country estate at Dartington, Totnes, Devon. This included the establishment of educational and artistic interests but also of commercial ventures such as glass making, ceramics production and printing. The printing, bookbinding and publishing unit was established in 1935 in support of Dartington School and to teach its pupils about printing
Publications:
- Dartington. 60 years of pottery, 1933-1993 by Whiting, David (ed)
- Dartington Glass. The first twenty years, 1967-87 by Smithson, Linda, & Stuart Smithson
- Dartington Hall. The history of an experiment by Bonham-Carter, Victor
- Frank Thrower and Dartington Glass by Thrower, Eve, & Mark Hill
- Inky Rags. Letterpress printing and bookbinding on the Dartington Hall Estate, 1935-2010 by Bartlett, Mary
- Story of Dartington by Unknown
- The Elmhirsts of Dartington. The creation of a Utopian community by Young, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Elmhirst, Leonard
- Elmhirst, Dorothy
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dartington, Devon, Devon, South West, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Bookbinding
- Luxury / consumer goods production Domestic ceramic products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Glass products manufacture
- Publishing & printing Other printing
- Publishing & printing Other publishing
Notes:
Established in 1920s by wealthy Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst to regenerated a country estate at Dartington, Totnes, Devon. This included the establishment of educational and artistic interests but also of commercial ventures such as glass making, ceramics production and printing. The printing, bookbinding and publishing unit was established in 1935 in support of Dartington School and to teach its pupils about printingPublications:
- Dartington. 60 years of pottery, 1933-1993 by Whiting, David (ed)
- Dartington Glass. The first twenty years, 1967-87 by Smithson, Linda, & Stuart Smithson
- Dartington Hall. The history of an experiment by Bonham-Carter, Victor
- Frank Thrower and Dartington Glass by Thrower, Eve, & Mark Hill
- Inky Rags. Letterpress printing and bookbinding on the Dartington Hall Estate, 1935-2010 by Bartlett, Mary
- Story of Dartington by Unknown
- The Elmhirsts of Dartington. The creation of a Utopian community by Young, Michael