Bradbury and Evans (printers : active 1830-1872)

Bradbury and Evans was founded in Bouverie Street, London in 1830 by William Bradbury (1800-1869) and Frederick Mullett Evans (1803-1870). In 1833 the firm moved to Lombard Street. Initially the firm specialised in legal and parliamentary printing but began printing newspapers and journals, including Chambers's Edinburgh Journal. The firm expanded rapidly and soon employed 200 compositors.

In the autumn of 1841 the newly-established magazine Punch approached Bradbury and Evans for financial assistance. The firm lent Punch £150 and became the magazine's printers before ultimately buying out the editors' and founders' shares and taking ownership of the magazine in 1842. Under Bradbury and Evans Punch's circulation rose to 40,000 copies a week and became the firm's major success.

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