W. S. Cowell Ltd.

[2] In 1875, Walter Samuel Cowell inherited the business and appointed W. B. Hanson to handle the printing work.

These included illustrations by Parsons Norman and Robert Gallon[3] When W. S. Cowell died in 1923, the Hanson family acquired the business.

At that time, it contained a retail store, a bar, a wine and spirits business and the printing works.

Cowell firm printed children's book series such as Babar the Elephant, Little Tim and Orlando.

[5] In 2022, artists including Kathleen Hale, Eric Ravilious, Edward Ardizzone, Hilary Stebbing, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse were included in the exhibition "Picture Books For All: The Fine Printing of W. S. Cowell Ltd." at The Hold heritage centre in Ipswich.