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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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| Visitors: Duke & Duchess Polignac, His Excellency Count de Adhemir (French Ambassador), Count Vaudriel (Grand Falconer of France), Viscount & Viscountess Vaudriel, Duke of Guiche & Duchess (dtr of Duchess Polignac), Madame la Comtesse Diane de Polignac, & 3 foreigners of distinction attended by grand retinue visited Stowe & Blenheim before their arrival in Bath for the waters. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 899/ article:3 c |
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| Visitors: the Duke & Duchess Polignac, His Excellency Count de Adhemir, Count Vaudrieul, Viscount & Viscountess Vaudrieul, Duke of Guiche & Duchess, Madame la Comtesse Diane de Polignac, etc occupy 2 large houses on North Parade, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 900/ article:3 c |
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| News: it is strong rumoured HRH Prince of Wales intends visiting the French ambassador at Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 901/ article:3 c |
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| Military: Somerset Regiment of Militia - John Smith, esq of Combe Hay is appointed a captain; Lord Viscount Dungarvon a lieutenant; & the Hon Chas Boyle an ensign. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 902/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Andrew Bayntun, esq son of Sir Edward Bayntun, bart., of Spye Park to Miss Anna Maria Maud of Aldersgate St, London on Friday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 903/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Incledon of the Theatre Royal [Bath] to Miss Jane Lowther of Bath on Thursday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 904/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr T Blanchard to Miss Wright both of the Theatre Royal on Saturday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 905/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mr James Arney, many years porter at the Lower Rooms, of cancer of the throat on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 906/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Wm. Blathwayte, esq of Dyrham, etc, after a short illness in London on Friday last. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 907/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: the corpse of James Tametz Grieve, esq., was brought from his house at Petersham Surrey & interred in the Abbey Church on Saturday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 908/ article:3 c |
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| Finance: Charity School - collection for children of the school on Sunday 13 May totalled £134 12s 4d. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 909/ article:3 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Wm. Waites, tallow chandler to Miss S Beale of Taunton yesterday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 910/ article:3 d |
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| Leisure: review of Mr Owens as Zadan in "Such Things Are", he is to perform as Zanga in "The Revenge" on Sat night Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 911/ article:3 d |
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| News: Dr Sinclair, grammarian & able linguist of Bath is to become honorary member of University of Leyden for his Latin treatise on virtues of Bath waters after 200 experiments. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 912/ article:3 d |
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| Services: ## Thomas & Joseph Dibbens, sign & house painters have moved to near Walcot Church & have lowered the price of their work. Using best London lead, 1 coat for 2½d yard, 2 coats at 4d per yard. Also windows cleaned. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 913/ article:3 d |
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| Property: for sale - f/hold dwelling house at St. Catherine, 4 miles from Bath, with 50 acres, a stone temple in the garden & 8 acres coppice wood. Let at £60 p.a, exclusive of wood, tenant to pay all taxes. Apply B Axford in Trim St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 914/ article:3 d |
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| Property: for sale - 3 dwellings a) leasehold dwelling house lwr end Bond St, Bath now let to toyman & confectioner having good ice house; b) E-side Bond St, occup Mr Smith, optician; c) large house & shop on W-side Bond St, occup Mrs Williams. Apply B Axford in Trim St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 915/ article:3 d |
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| Finance: letter re. light gold - no need to return to Mint at the loss of traders. Writer suggests simply weighing 1 guin & ½ guin coins & then deducting 2d for every grain they are underweight e.g if 3 grains light then 1 guin coin worth 20s 6d not 21s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 916/ article:4:00 AM |
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| Goods: Roe's English coffee a composition of aromatic & balsamic herbs, roots & barks etc has been in use for many years as a substitute for tea & foreign coffee. Sold in Bath by R. Cruttwell, S. Hazard, Hooper & Keenes, W. Taylor, L. Bull, J. Marshall, J. Barratt, H. Knight, T. Horton, H. Parry, M. Lambe & M. Tagg Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 917/ article:4 c |
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| News: Prince of Wales's debts - House of Commons begged nem con his Majesty the King to order payment of £151,000 out of Civil List to discharge the Prince's debts, together with £20,000 on account to cover completion of works at Carlton House Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 918/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Crime: transportation - Botany bay fleet is sailed, & on 20 May was all well at latitude 4, 50 N & longtitude 11, 30 West Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 919/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Finance: a new coinage of guin & ½-guin of 1787 now going in the Mint at the Tower [of London], part of which sent to Bank. Entirely new dies, head in an older style, arms on reverse in new style. Arms in same direction with head, not head to tail. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 920/ article:1:00 AM |
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| Deaths: Mr Daniel Rossiter, clothier at Frome [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 921/ article:1 b |
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| Property: lodgings at Pickwick Lodge, 8 miles Bath & 5 miles Chippenham, good stabling & coach-house. None but genteel people need apply. Partics at the house. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 922/ article:1 c |
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| Agriculture: all interested in the culture of turnips - subscriptions to any bank in Bath before 4 Jun 1787. If subscription not filed in time, it must stand over until next year when every subscriber will have the secret disclosed to him or his money returned. From Henry Vagg, Chilcompton Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 923/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - entry at Midsummer, large centre house in Pierrepont St, Bath, at present & for several years occupied as lodging & boarding house. Apply Mr Simpson, 2 Duke Street. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 924/ article:1 d |
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| News: Prince of Wales income now to be £72,000 p.a. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 925/ article:2:00 AM |
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| News: ## Thomas Bowles, esq has paid £400 & 20 marks being the fine for declining to serve the office of Sheriff (London, 28 May) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 926/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Finance: a further coinage of £60,000 in shillings & 6d of new coinage lately struck at the Mint, & carried from The Tower to the Bank of England Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 927/ article:2:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - furnished house in delightful situation in Bath fit for a genteel family, coach-house & stables if required. Apply Mr Stafford, upholder, Market Pl, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 928/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction - mssg adj Lamb Inn & 3 tnmnts in a court behind Lamb Inn, Stall St, Bath, rent £60 p.a, lease held by Corporation of Bath for 10s p.a. On the premises on 4 June 1787 by Edmund English. Partics Mr James Beale, 10 Alfred Street. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 929/ article:2 c |
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| Goods: auction - all neat goods & furniture property of a deceased lady. On the premises 3 The Vineyards on 6 June 1787 by E English (of Broad St, Bath). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 930/ article:2 c |
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| Property: for sale - f/hold house, no 9 in row of houses leading to White Hart in Claverton Road, occupied Mr Holbrook as tenant at will. Apply Mr John Giles, carver, gilder & stationer, Quiet Street; or Mr Joseph Giles, cabinet maker, Bradford, Wilts. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 931/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction, f/hold estates, Mr Noah Alloway, decd - lot 1/2, mssg, malthouse, bakehouse & 3 tnmnts in upper town of Bradford, all adj, & built last 10 yrs, in occup of Noah Alloway; & of Thomas Webb & Abel Alloway & Samuel Pitts his tenants. At New Bear Inn, Bradford on 11 Jun by Wm. Pitman Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 932/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction, f/hold estates, Mr Noah Alloway, decd - lot 2/2, mssg, weaving shop, orchard & garden at Turlyn in Bradford parish, now in renting of Thomas Sheppard. At New Bear Inn, Bradford on 11 Jun by Wm. Pitman. View through Cornelius Alloway; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 933/ article:2 c |
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| Property: to let - a good house fit for gentleman's family with coach-house & stables with agreeable prospect opposite The Crescent near Upper Bristol Road. 1s fare to Pump Room. Enq C. Brett, 38 New King Street. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 934/ article:2 d |
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| Agriculture: antidote for fly on turnips, 1 cart load night soil 6 lbs of brimstone, 6 lbs of alum, 3 loads of rotten horse dung & 2 loads of dry leaf mould after land is sown throw down this mixture then harrow & roll it. [later work suggests rolling is the key procedure] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 935/ article:3 b |
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| Goods: cosmetics - to the beauties of Great Britain, "Venus's Vegetable Bloom", calculated to enliven & beautify the complexion called by a gentleman of the faculty, safety with efficacy, sold by Mr Moore, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 936/ article:3 b |
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| Leisure: Spring Gardens - a benefit for a clergyman & the widow of a clergyman (a patient in General Hospital) both in great distress on Sat 2 June 1787. Breakfast & French horns, clarinets etc. Tickets 3s 6d from Rev D Phillott; Henry Southby, esq; & Mr Nicholls Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 937/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: benefit Mr Wordsworth - Sat next, comedy "The Foundling" with a new farce "A Beggar on Horseback" by J O'Keefe, esq at Theatre Royal Bath. Tickets Mr Wordsworth at Mr Wheeler's, carpenter, Lower Barton St, Queen Sq; or Mr Meyler's library. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 938/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction - the freehold estates at Twerton advertised for 22 Jun 1787 by T Bird, have been disposed of. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 939/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: Villa Gardens - firework display intended for Whit Monday postponed on account of the weather will be tomorrow Thursday 31st inst. Entertainment in honour of King's birthday on 4 June Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 940/ article:3 d |
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| Leisure: Spring Gardens Vauxhall - next grand fete Monday 4 June in honour of His Majesty's birthday, a brilliant display of fireworks is planned. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 941/ article:3 d |
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| Leisure: New Assembly Rooms - a subscription ball in honour of His Majesty's birthday will be held on 4 June. Three tickets 10s 6d, single 3s 6d. Richard Tyson, M C. Refreshments as usual. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 942/ article:3 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lady & Miss Gordon, Hon Mrs Hodder. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 943/ article:3 d |
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| Marriages: Rev Fred. Wm. Blomberg, rector of Shepton Mallet & chaplain & private secretary to the Prince of Wales to Miss Maria Floyer of Bath at Queen Square Chapel by Rev Mr Purcell on Thursday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 944/ article:3 d |
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| Marriages: George Scott, esq to Mrs Eliza Seager of Mells at the Abbey Church [Bath] on Friday . Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 945/ article:3 d |
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| Marriages: Mr Wm. Davis of Horse St, Bath to Mrs Ann Harris, at St James's Church on Sunday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 946/ article:3 d |
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| Deaths: Mrs Tyndale (sister of late George Tyndale, esq of Bristol) in Belmont on Thursday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 947/ article:3 d |
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| News: anniversary of restoration of King Charles II in 1660 observed in Bath yesterday [29 Mar] with usual demonstrations of joy which the memory of such an occasion must ever bring. Flags were on churches, bells rang at intervals & the Mayor & Corporation had a celebration dinner Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 948/ article:3 d |