Old Printing Office

The Old Printing Office is a small independent retail and hospitality business housed in a historic building in the centre of Llandovery, a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The business operates from a building that Wikidata describes as a historic building in Llandovery, and it has been repurposed from its original printing use into a multi-service shop. Its website presents it as being "in the heart of Llandovery" and offering "a wide range of gifts" alongside a café, picture framing and dry cleaning services. The shop side of the business focuses on gifts, with an emphasis on British manufacturers and local artisans. The website states that the owners are "always on the look out for local artisans and manufacturers" and that "wherever possible we support British manufacturers." Stock has included brands such as Sea Salt (jute bags from Cornwall), Puffa outerwear, Lazy Jacks, Emma Bridgewater and Orchard Toys educational games and toys. The shop also offers picture framing and acts as the sole agent for Dyfed Cleaning Services in the Llandovery area, providing dry cleaning and laundry with collection and delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays. The café, which the website currently lists as closed, has a stated philosophy of serving "a few seasonal meals each day" with a short menu, made in-house from scratch, with vegetarian options in equal measure to meat dishes and efforts to cater for gluten-free and dairy-free diets. It partners with local suppliers such as La Patisserie and Lampeter Organics for bread and Mary's Welsh Farmhouse for ice-cream. The café also has outdoor seating and family-friendly facilities. The business is privately owned and operates only in the Llandovery area. Its website includes news items dated 2014 and 2015, and the café is currently marked as closed. The Old Printing Office appears to be a small, locally focused enterprise rather than a national chain.

The Old Printing Office is a business housed in a historic building in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The building itself is recorded on Wikidata as a historic building in Llandovery, indicating that it predates its current retail use. The name "Old Printing Office" suggests the building formerly served as a printing office, though the exact dates of that use are not provided in the available evidence. At some point the building was converted into a retail and service business. By the time of the website's news items in 2014 and 2015, The Old Printing Office was operating as a gift shop with additional services. The shop offered a range of gifts, with a stated preference for British manufacturers and local artisans. Among the brands stocked were Sea Salt (jute bags from Cornwall), Puffa outerwear, Lazy Jacks, Emma Bridgewater and Orchard Toys educational games and toys. The business also provided picture framing and served as the sole agent for Dyfed Cleaning Services in the Llandovery area, offering dry cleaning and laundry with collection and delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays. The business also operated a café, which the website describes as having a philosophy of serving a few seasonal meals each day, made in-house from scratch, with a short menu that includes vegetarian options and caters for gluten-free and dairy-free diets. The café partnered with local suppliers such as La Patisserie and Lampeter Organics for bread and Mary's Welsh Farmhouse for ice-cream. It offered outdoor seating and family-friendly facilities. However, the café is currently listed as closed on the website. The website's latest news item is dated September 25, 2015, announcing that the business was now licensed to serve alcohol, with local craft beer and Welsh cider in stock. Other news items from 2014 announce new arrivals such as Sea Salt bags, Puffa, Lazy Jacks, Emma Bridgewater and educational toys. The business appears to be a small, privately owned enterprise focused on the local market in and around Llandovery. No information is available in the evidence about its founding date, ownership, or any major historical events beyond these operational details.

• New range of educational toys and latest Emma Bridgewater stocked.

• Puffa and Lazy Jacks collections added to the shop.

• Sea Salt new range bags from Cornwall in stock.

• Business licensed to serve alcohol; local craft beer and Welsh cider in stock.

A small independent gift shop and café in a historic building, supporting British manufacturers and local artisans.

• Gifts

  A wide range of gifts, with a focus on British manufacturers and local artisans.

• Picture framing

  Picture framing services offered by the shop.

• Dry cleaning and laundry

  Sole agents for Dyfed Cleaning Services in the Llandovery area, with collection and delivery on Tuesdays and Fridays.

• Café food and drinks

  Seasonal meals, cakes and desserts made in-house; currently closed.

1. 1The Old Printing Officetheoldprintingoffice.co.uk
2. 2Cafetheoldprintingoffice.co.uk
3. 3Giftstheoldprintingoffice.co.uk
4. 4Dry Cleaningtheoldprintingoffice.co.uk
5. 5Old Printing Officewikidata.org