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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: at Giles Hall fair, Winchester new cheese sold from 39-43s/cwt, & old cheese from 51-54s/cwt Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1811/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: grain prices - Devizes 10 Sept, wheat 80s-84s, barley 42s-46s, peas 48s-52s, oats 32s-36s, beans 48s-64s/qtr Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1812/ article:2 b |
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| Agriculture: average price corn, England & Wales 5 Sept - wheat 89s 2d, barley 43s 2d, rye 51s 5d, oats 28s, beans 49s 6d, peas 52s 7d/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1813/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield, 14 Sept, to sink the offal, beef 2s6d-3s4d, mutton 3s4d-4s, veal 3s 3d-5s, pork 4s-5s, lamb 3s8d-5s/stone of 8lbs Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1814/ article:2 b |
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| Goods: Assize of Bread Bath - wheat 10s 3d/bshl, inc. allowance for baking & carriage. 1d standard loaf 6oz 13dr; 2d standard 13oz 10dr; 3d standard 1lb 4oz 7dr, h/hold 1lb 4oz 7dr [sic - ? mistake]; 6d standard 2lb 8oz 14dr, h/hold 2lb 15oz 10dr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1815/ article:2 b |
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| Property: the sale of John Eveleigh's, bankrupt, premises in Cheapside Bathwick advertised for 22 Sept, has been postponed (14 Sept). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1816/ article:2 c |
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| Sport: Somerset Game Duty, additional game certificates - Thomas Cowdrey, gent (Batheaston); James Hooper, esq (Walcot); James Hooper, gent (Walcot); Robert Yeeles, gent (Bathford). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1817/ article:2 c |
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| Sport: Somerset Game Duty, gamekeepers - James Boyle, deputed by Mrs Eliz. Burridge, widow & James Bryant, surgeon (for Manor of Bradford [?? Wilts]); William Cox, by William Oliver, esq., (Weston); John Dafter by John Walker Heneage, esq., (Twiverton [Twerton]); Benjamin Goulding by William Davis, esq., (for Priston, etc) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1818/ article:2 c |
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| Sport: Somerset Game Duty, gamekeepers - George Lewis deputed by Edward Lyne, esq., (for Keynsham Hundred & Manor); John Lambert by James Humphries & Joseph Frowd, gents (for Norton St Philip & Charterhouse Hinton); Richard Rich by John Jeane, esq., (for Road [Rode]) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1819/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: Bath & West Soc etc - general meeting at Society's Rooms in Bath on 8 Sept. Sir John Smith, bart, VP in chair. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1820/ article:2 d |
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| Property: for sale - f/hold, burgage house with 2 good shops in Markt Pl, Chippenham, in occup Mr Skeate, saddler as t.a.w at rent £18 p.a; also, f/hold burgage house in Markt Pl, Chippenham, occup by Miss Moysey, milliner as t.a.w at rent £18 p.a., with good pew in church belonging. Enq Mr Singer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1821/ article:2 d |
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| Property: for sale - f/hold, burgage house in High St, Chippenham occup Mr Bane, saddler as t.a.w at rent £13 13s p.a, good pew in church belongs to it. Enq Mr Singer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1822/ article:2 d |
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| Property: to let - house in centre of Chippenham nearly opposite the White Hart Inn, rent 11 guin p.a.; also burgage house in High St., Chippenham, in occuptn of Mrs Hancock, grocer. Enq Mr Singer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1823/ article:2 d |
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| Leisure: benefit night in honour of HM Coronation at Spring Gardens on Tue 22 Sept. Sgnr Invetto will organise firework display; concert for horns & clarinets. Tickets 1s each. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1824/ article:3 c |
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| Fashion: Millinery rooms, 19 The Circus, Bath - despite the death of his wife Mrs Percival, George Percival is continuing the millinery business with his late wife's sisters, the Miss Minchin's. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1825/ article:3 c |
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| Property: to let or sell - f/hold, 20 Belmont Row, Bath, with coach-house for 2 carriages & stable adj for 7 horses. Enq at 14 Marlborough Bldgs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1826/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: for sale - remaining woollen drapery & man's mercery goods, late belonging to Mr C. Menger, decd at 14 George St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1827/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction - f/hold, lot 1/4, dwelling house with garden, orchard & paddock c. 1 acr & adj. tnmnt in Church Row, Rode, in occup Mr Perry & Jeremiah Cruse. At Cross Keys Inn, Rode on 1 Oct by Thos. Jones Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1828/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction - f/hold, lot 2/4, 3 acr arable ground nr Ornage [sic - Orange] Lane Rode, now in occup farmer Millard. At Cross Keys Inn, Rode on 1 Oct by Thos. Jones Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1829/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction - f/hold, lot 3/4, 2 closes of arable ground, one of 2 acr, other 4 acr, nr Cooper's Lane, Rode, in occup farmer Millard. At Cross Keys Inn, Rode on 1 Oct by Thos. Jones Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1830/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction - lot 4/4, close of arable ground, 5 acr nr Rode Bridge in occup farmer Millard. At Cross Keys Inn, Rode on 1 Oct by Thos. Jones Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1831/ article:3 c |
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| Politics: ## selection of MP for Somerset - long detailed letter from Wm. Gore Langton on the circumstances around suggestion that both he & Mr Dickinson had agreed to stand down in favour of a 3rd candidate. Mr Langton honouring his original commitment to stand. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1832/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: exhibition & sale of musical instruments (inc. finger & barrel organs, grand & small piano-fortes), clocks, items of Sheffield plate etc (ca. 10,000 different items) at London, Sheffield & Birmingham Repository, 39 Milsom St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1833/ article:3 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Duke of Rutland, Duc d'Angouleme, le Comte Goyon de Coepel, Lady Ann Murray & Lady Mary Murray, Lady Jones, Hon Mrs Bulteel [NOTP], Col & Mrs Burgoyne Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1834/ article:3 e |
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| Marriages: Sir John Riggs Miller, bart., of Batheaston to Lady Davenport, in London on Tue [15 Sept]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1835/ article:3 e |
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| Marriages: Rev Mr Eddey of Toddington, Gloucester to Miss Allen, niece to the late Lady Tracey, in Bathwick Church on Thurs [10 Sept]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1836/ article:3 e |
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| Deaths: Mr John Loder, musician of Bath, in Weymouth on Wed [16 Sept]. Leaves a widow & seven young chuldren Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1837/ article:3 e |
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| Publications: ## letter from "Regulus" Bath 15 Sept asking Magistrates to ban "pay-tables" in public houses. They require a man to pay for a quart of beer before he can receive his meagre weekly payment. Also, late payment after market has closed prevents him buying necessary provisions, and exposes him to buckster shops on Sunday morning. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1838/ article:3 e |
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| Agriculture: monthly report - so far harvest fine, wheat rises well & threshes dry. Wheat price in markets has fallen, but only temporary as dealers buying up wheat. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1839/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol, since our last - deals 108c; deal ends 16c; fir timber 333 pieces; handspikes 2c 3qr; indigo 2 kegs; iron (Russian) 1770 bars; lathwood 19 fathoms; linen (Irish) 2 packs 14 boxes (German) 8 packs; masts 16; rice 20 rbls, 17 ½-brls; staves & heading 260c; tallow (Russian) 470 casks; tar 386 brls; timber 235 pieces; Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1840/ article:4 b |
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| Goods: imports at Bristol, contd - tobacco 523 hghd; wool (Spanish) 835 bags; etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1841/ article:4 b |
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| Travel: navigable canal from Poole Harbour to the Kennet & Avon Canal - proposed application to Parliament for making canal with branches/lines to Frome-Selwood, Beckington, Rode & to parishes of Bradford Wilts & Midsummer Norton, etc. Signed Rd. Messiter, solicitor, Wincanton, 10 Sept Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1842/ article:4 c |
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| Property: auction - f/hold dwelling house on St James's Parade, now in possn of Mr Clarke as t.a.w. at rent of £50 p.a with perpetual ground rent [G.R] of £5 10s p.a. On behalf of commissioners against Thomas Cottle, bankrupt, soap-boiler. At Greyhound Inn, Bath on Tue 6 Oct by John Stafford. Parcts Harry Salmon, attorney, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1843/ article:1 e |
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| Goods: Assize of Bread Bath - wheat 11s/bshl inc allowance for baking & carriage. 1d standard to weigh 6oz 5dr; 2d standard 12oz 10dr; 3d standard 1lb 2oz 15dr, h/hold 1lb 6oz 2dr; 6d standard 2lb 5oz 14dr, h/hold 2lb 12oz 4dr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1844/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: grain prices - Devizes 17 Sept, wheat 68-88s, barley none sold, rye 44s-52s, oats 28s-36s, beans 58s-64s/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1845/ article:2 c |
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| Agriculture: average price corn, England & Wales 12 Sept - wheat 78s 7d, barley 38s 11d, rye 47s 8d, oats 25s 11d, beans 49s 3d, peas 53s 11d/qtr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1846/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 21 Sept, beef 2s 4d-3s 4d, mutton 3s 4d-4s, veal 3s 6d - 5s, pork 4s-5s, lamb 3s 8d-4s 8d/stone of 8lbs. Sold 2000 beasts, 15000 sheep & lambs. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1847/ article:2 c |
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| Politics: election of MP for Somerset - letter "by these errors the peace of county was preserved & the dangerous tumult of a contested election avoided. Mr L[ang]ton has got a seat in Parliament & Mr D[ickinso]n has saved £30,000" Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1848/ article:2 d |
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| Notices: lost - a bunch of keys, between New Crescent & Lansdown on Sat evening. 5s reward if returned to printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1849/ article:2 d |
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| Property: to let - malthouse in Batheaston sufficient for making 30 qtrs/week, good supply water. Enq Daniel Cottle, carpenter. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1850/ article:2 d |
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| Property: to let - tnmnt or dwelling house with large workshop in centre of Frome, suitable for any manufacturer. Partics at Castle Inn, Frome. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1851/ article:2 d |
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| Law: General Qtr Sessions for the Peace for Somerset - at Castle of Taunton on 7 Oct. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1852/ article:2 d |
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| Goods: for sale - all genuine neat & useful h/hold furniture, property of Capt. Webb (leaving Bath). At 12 Lower Charles St on 24 Sept at 12 noon by J. Orchard (upholder, auctioneer & undertaker) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1853/ article:2 d |
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| Property: auction - by order of assignees of Thomas Chantry, bankrupt, lot 1/3, dwelling house 8 Bath St, late occup Mrs Woodford, perpetual fee fvarm rent £17 3s p.a. At Castle Inn nr St Michael's Church Bath on 29 Sept by E. English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1854/ article:2 e |
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| Property: auction, Thomas Chantry, bankrupt, contd - lot 2/3, unfinished l/hold tnmnt, 50 Gt Pulteney St, Gr £9 14s for remainder of 99 yr term; lot 3/3, unfinished l/hold dwelling house 11 Sydney Place, Bath, GR £9 p.a for remndr of 99 yr term. At Castle Inn nr St Michael's Church Bath on 29 Sept by E. English Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1855/ article:2 e |
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| Notices: John Wadman, printer of Bath apologises for defaming the character of Samuel Pullen, mason of Bath. The latter has agreed to stop legal proceddings. Dated 21 Sept 1795. Witness I. C. Farthing. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1856/ article:2 e |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lady C. Somerset; Lady Moore; Lady & Miss Gibbons; Hon Lady Gray; Hon Mrs Wiggens; Hon Mrs C. Vane; Hon Capt. Stopford; Sir James Fitzgerald; Lady Archer; Lady Middleton [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1857/ article:3 b |
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| Politics: election of MP for Somerset at Ilchester on Mon. William Gore Langton, esq., elected without a poll. It was the prevailing opinion at this meeting, even amongst Mr L.'s best friends, that Mr Dickinson had been used extremely ill. News of the election arrived in Bath the same evening about 10pm by ringing of the bells of the Abbey & St. Michael's churches. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1858/ article:3 b |
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| Marriages: Mr Prynn, linen draper [of Bath] to Miss Jane Cantelo, in the Abbey Church on Sat [19 Sept] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1859/ article:3 b |
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| Marriages: Mr Abraham Lidiard of Peter St [Bath] to Mrs Pleydell of Horse St, on Sat [19 Sept]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1860/ article:3 b |