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Georgian Newspaper Project
Find out about life in Georgian Bath.
This database contains brief summaries of articles, advertisements and notices in the Bath Chronicle newspaper, for selected years between 1770 and 1800.
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 24 Aug, to sink the offal, beef 2s 4d - 3s 4d, mutton 3s 4d - 4s, veal 3s 4d - 5s, pork 3s 8d - 4s 8d, lamb 3s 6d - 4s 6d per stone 8 lb. Sold 1800 beasts, 8500 sheep & 4000 lambs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1711/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction - fee- farm rents of 12 messuages in Davord's [sic = Dafford's] Bldgs, nr Larkhall in Walcot parish, value £26 p.a. clear. At White Hart, Bath on Sat 5 Sep. by C. Trimnell. Partcrs from Mr Stallard, Morford St, Bath; or Messrs Trimnell's, Westgate St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1712/ article:2 d |
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| Livestock: for sale - bay gelding 8 years old; also, a useful black gelding steady in saddle or harness. At his stables in Bath by Mr Partridge. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1713/ article:2 d |
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| Charity: Gloucestershire Feast - gentlemen who are native to county of Gloucester to meet their President at Tailor's Hall, Broad St, Gloucester on 27 Aug, then process to Church & dine at Assembly Room in Prince's St. Also meet at Bush Tavern in Corn Street, 0n Thu 24 Sept & Thurs 26 Oct to discuss apprenticing poor boys. Rt. Hon Lord de Clifford, President. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1714/ article:2 e |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Marquis of Lansdown, Lord D. Morton, Sir Peter Warburton & Lady [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1715/ article:3 b |
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| Marriages: Sir W. Langham, bart., of Cottesbrook, Northamptonshire to Miss Vane, daughter of Hon Charles Vane of Queen's Parade & niece of Earl of Darlington, on Thursday [20 Aug]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1716/ article:3 b |
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| Marriages: Wm. White, esq., of Topsham, Devon to Miss Jones, daughter of Michael Jones, esq., of Axford's Bldgs, Bath, by Rev Mr Bowen at Walcot Church on Fri [21 Aug]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1717/ article:3 b |
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| Agriculture: fine seasonable weather & light rain. Very thick ears of corn, which are full & heavy. With imports, this years' harvest will amass as great a stock as ever remembered in this country Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1718/ article:3 b |
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| Military: Somerset Fencibles commanded by Col. Foster marched from Taunton on Monday, en route to Plymouth where they are to embark immediately for Jersey. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1719/ article:3 b |
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| Politics: meeting to nominate MP for Somerset at Wells yesterday [Tue] - show of hands in favour of Mr Dickinson & Mr Burland. Sheriff declared for the former & Mr Burland withdrew. Mr Dickinson & Mr [Wm. Gore] Langton determined to proceed to a poll Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1720/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: collapse of wheat flour prices - letter from Henry Sandford, Rotherham, Yorks. 22 Aug - very fine & best wheat flour sold here at 6s 6d/stone of 14lbs on [8 Aug]. By yesterday evening had fallen to 1sd 7d/ stone. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1721/ article:3 d |
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| Politics: contested election for MP for Somerset - letters from Wm. Dickinson of Kingsweston (26 Aug) & from Wm. Gore Langton (Wells, 25 Aug) confirming their intention to proceed to a poll & seeking support. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1722/ article:3 d |
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| Property: to let - unfurnished, 5 Marlborough Bldgs, in complete repair, with/without coach-house & stables, with backway from garden onto path leading across High Common to Weston. Enq Mr William Viner, Margaret's Court, Brock St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1723/ article:3 d |
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| Travel: for sale - pair of brown bay geldings, 16 hands high; very good post-chaise & a landaulet. Enq coachman, York House. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1724/ article:3 d |
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| Leisure: Spring Gardens Vauxhall - display of fireworks by Signor Invetto & horn & clarinet music, next public night Mon 31 Aug. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1725/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 1/3, house situated in North Street, [Norton St Philip] occupied by John Selwood with 3 acres pasture land. At Fleur-de-Lis, Norton St Philip on Fri 4 Sep by R. Knight. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1726/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 2/3, near 3 acres pasture land called "Fox Holes" near Town [? in Norton St Philip] in occupation of Mr James Fricker. At Fleur-de-Lis, Norton St Philip on Fri 4 Sep by R. Knight. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1727/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 3/3, ca. 1½ acres pasture land called "Lambert Leaze". At Fleur-de-Lis, Norton St Philip on Fri 4 Sep by R. Knight Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1728/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 1/4, f/hold, mssge & logwood mill "Woodford's Mills" & 6 acr in Chew Stoke praish, in occup Messrs Powell with 29 yrs unexpired of 40yr lease. At White Lion Inn, Broad St, Bristol on 27 Aug. Partcrs Mr Geo. Whittington, attorney, Princes St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1729/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 2/4, 3 paddocks ca. 4 acr "Hook Lane"; "New Tyning" ca. 6 acr at Hinton Blewett, in occup Mrs Wookey, a widow, 2,200 yr lease in 1654 (1859 yrs unexpired). At White Lion Inn, Broad St, Bristol on 27 Aug Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1730/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 3/4, pasture ca. 4 acr "Southfield"; 1 acr in Gauntsham; 8 acr in common fields in Hinton Blewett, in occup Mrs Wookey, widow, 2000 yr lease dated 1686. At White Lion Inn, Broad St, Bristol on 27 Aug Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1731/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction - lot 4/4, messuage with 28 acr at Deny in Chew Magna parish, held by Mrs Collins, widow. At White Lion Inn, Broad St, Bristol on 27 Aug Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1732/ article:3 e |
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| Leisure: letter & ode in praise of Sydney Gardens. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1733/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Publications: "Description of a Parish poor-house" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1734/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Agriculture: letter III, "Modes of Increasing the supply of Bread-Wheat" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1735/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Marriages: Mr J. West, late of Bath Theatre, to Mrs Bignall, widow of the late manager & joint proprietor of the Theatre of Charleston, at Norfolk, South Carolina, USA Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1736/ article:4 c |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - James Fricker, shoemaker of Bath (from Sat.'s Gazette). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1737/ article:4 c |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol since our last - balks (fir) 1c; battens 3c; beans 2 hghd; burs 488, deals 206c, 3 qtrs; deal ends 11c; fir timber 130 pieces; hams & bacon 34 trc & brls [sic]; handspikes 5c, 2 qtrs; iron (American pig) 15 tons; oars ½c; pailing boards 1c; spars 3 qtrs; staves & reading 178c; tar 1176 brls, 16 kegs; users 2c 1qr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1738/ article:4 c |
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| Leisure: Sydney Gardens Vauxhall - public breakfasts & band of horns & clarinets will take place every Tuesday & Saturday mornings during September, tickets 1s 6d. Public evenings as usual every Thursday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1739/ article:1 d |
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| Goods: Somerset Coal Canal - persons wishing to supply oak & elm timbers [itemised] to be delivered at Rowley Bottom nr Combe Hay in 1 month, to send proposals to Bowsher & Broderip's solicitors office on or before 3 Sept & requested to attend Cmmttee meeting at White Hart Inn at 11am next day [4 Sept] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1740/ article:1 d |
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| Politics: what will Mr Wilberforce say of stocking manufacturers at Lambeth who put iron collars round their apprentices' necks, like house dogs, inscribed "Belonging to the Stocking Manufacturers at Lambeth"? Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1741/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol since our last - battens 21c; 2 qrs; beef 69 trc; butter 25 casks; cordage (foreign) 6c; deal 131c, 3 qrs; deal ends 9c, 1 qr; fustic 60 pieces; handspikes 1c; iron (Russian) 2157 bars; linen (Irish) 131 packs, 54 boxes, 3 bund; lathwood 100 pieces; logwood 19½ tons; mahogony 40 pieces; masts 19; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1742/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol, contd - oars 1¾; oakum 4c; pailing boards 16½c; rum 20 punch; spars ½c; sugar 512 hghd, 26 trc; tallow (Russian) 667 casks. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1743/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: Letter IV - "On the mode of preventing more of the home-product of bread-corn being exported than the home consumption can spare" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1744/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: grain prices - Devizes 27 Aug, wheat 100s - 108s, barley 45s - 50s, oats 34s - 38s, beans 58s - 66s per quarter. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1745/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: ## grain prices - Warminster 29 Aug, wheat 92-120s; barley 40-50s; oats 31-35s; beans 58-62s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1746/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: ## average price corn, England & Wales 15 Aug [sic ? = 22 Aug] - wheat 113s 7d, barley 51s 7d, rye 70s, oats 32s 6d, beans 50s 9d, peas 55s 6d/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1747/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 31 Aug, beef 2s 6d - 3s 8d, mutton 3s 6d - 4s 4d, veal 3s 6d - 5s, pork 3s 8d - 4s 8d, lamb 3s 8d - 4s 6d per stone of 8 lb. Sold 1600 beasts, 10500 sheep & lambs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1748/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: for sale - foreign wheat, now landing, perfectly sweet, 7s 6d/load. J Bonbonous, Bristol, 1 Sept Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1749/ article:2 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lord & Lady Clifford, Lord Lisle, Lady Harriet Roper, Hon & Rev R. Cholmondley, Sir John Smith & Lady, Sir John Dally, Sir Richard Neave [NOTP], General Gordon. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1750/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Charles Russell, brush-maker to Miss Elizabeth Gordon, mantua maker of Bath, this morning [2 Sep]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1751/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Wm. Stevens, esq., at Frankley, Wilts age 70 on 24 Aug. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1752/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: William Wiltshire, esq., formerly of Bath, at Wick near Worcester on Thur last [27 Aug] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1753/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Henry Ellison, esq of Hepburn House near Newcastle upon Tyne, in Queen Square, Bath onThur last [27 Aug]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1754/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: the wife of Mr Page of Bennett Street, 3 weeks after giving birth to twins, on Sunday [23 Aug]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1755/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Wicker, relict of John Wicker, esq., of Horsham Sussex & sister to Sir George Colebrook, bart, in St James's Square [Bath] on Monday [24 Aug]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1756/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Philip Mallett, esq., wine merchant of Mark Lane after an accident to his horse chaise going down Dunkerton Hill on 29 Aug. His wife & son survived. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1757/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: Anna Taylor, bookseller & stationer - opening a shop at 12 Argyle Buildings. She sells a "Map of the City of Bath & 5 Miles around" price 1s 6d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1758/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - the sale of effects of Mr Heneage Ginder, a bankrupt, advertised for the Lamb & Lark Inn nr Bath on 8 Sept, will not now take place as the whole property is disposed of privately. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1759/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: auction - household furniture together with a collection of fossils & shells property of Mrs Bretton quitting the premises, at Rock House, Harington Place, Bath, on Wed 16 Sep by Mr Evill. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1760/ article:3 d |