Gwasg Gee, Denbigh - July 2012
Visited with The Littlest Jellyfish and Oldskool
The three of us had spent the night before drinking and putting the world to rights, and after a mere hour's sleep and nursing sore heads, we headed out extremely early to get inside Gwasg Gee.
The place is sensational. There are ghosts.
History
Gwasg means Print Works and Gee is the family name of the man who founded the business in the 1830s - Thomas Gee. The site has an enduring place in Welsh cultural and industrial heritage. When it closed in 2001, it was the oldest print works in Wales and one of a very small number of historic works remaining in the UK.
In the mid-to-late 19th century, Gwasg Gee contained advanced printing technology which Gee used to ensure the survival of Welsh by printing a huge number of Welsh language newspapers and his Encyclopedia - the largest single work ever to be published in Welsh. Methodist Gee exerted considerable influence in his fight for religious and political freedom in the latter half of the 19th century.
Gee died in 1898 but the Works continued until 2011. It is listed Grade II* but was not maintained and was placed on the Building at Risk register.
Thanks to Jelly for the accomodation (I wish I ate as well as his cat does)
Thanks to Oldskool for driving lots and lots
tweek
Visited with The Littlest Jellyfish and Oldskool
The three of us had spent the night before drinking and putting the world to rights, and after a mere hour's sleep and nursing sore heads, we headed out extremely early to get inside Gwasg Gee.
The place is sensational. There are ghosts.
History
Gwasg means Print Works and Gee is the family name of the man who founded the business in the 1830s - Thomas Gee. The site has an enduring place in Welsh cultural and industrial heritage. When it closed in 2001, it was the oldest print works in Wales and one of a very small number of historic works remaining in the UK.
In the mid-to-late 19th century, Gwasg Gee contained advanced printing technology which Gee used to ensure the survival of Welsh by printing a huge number of Welsh language newspapers and his Encyclopedia - the largest single work ever to be published in Welsh. Methodist Gee exerted considerable influence in his fight for religious and political freedom in the latter half of the 19th century.
Gee died in 1898 but the Works continued until 2011. It is listed Grade II* but was not maintained and was placed on the Building at Risk register.
Thanks to Jelly for the accomodation (I wish I ate as well as his cat does)
Thanks to Oldskool for driving lots and lots
tweek
