Scotland's Printing Heritage

OTD 29 August 1553

John Scot completed the printing of the Catechism on 29 August 1553. It was the first book to be printed in St Andrews.

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On 9 November 1868, the Glasgow Herald moved into new premises on Buchanan Street, on a site that extends back to Mitchell Street. The frontage is decorated with figures of Gutenburg and Caxton. The Mitchell Street frontage was redesigned by Charles Rennie Mackintosh at the end of the 19th century.