Their website says that “Leach’s the Printers was founded in 1901 by Thomas Leach, initially producing stationery, Christmas cards and Easter cards for the clergy. ” The still do a line of greetings and religious cards, books and stationary for schools, commercial brochures etc. etc.

And like the Abbey Press, blogged earlier today, they do their own line of local books including:
* The Story of Abingdon part one. 150,000,000 B.C. – 1186 A.D. by Mieneke Cox. (1986)
* Medieval Abingdon. The Story of Abingdon Part II by Mieneke Cox. (1989)
* Abingdon 1556-1702 Peace and War. The Story of Abingdon part three by Mieneke Cox. (1993)
* Abingdon. An 18th Century Country Town. The Story of Abingdon Part IV by Mieneke Cox. (1999)

Also like the Abbey Press, they are a traditional printers, in a location that has become residential. Leach’s are located in Ock Street and back on to the new brewery development. Printing presses can make a noise and the new neighbours don’t always understand that the printer was there first.

The current chairman is the grandson of Thomas Leach who founded the company. The building at 54 Ock Street would still be recognisable to Thomas Leach , although modern presses and computer technology have taken the place of traditional typesetting, and the premises have expanded at the back.