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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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| Leisure: Mr & Mrs Taylor late of Bath Theatre have purchased a share in the Exeter theatre. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1803/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction, Vezey , contd - lot 2/4, 2 dwelling houses adjoining lot 1 in occupn of Mrs Gay & Mrs Van, at Bear Inn, Box, Wilts 15 Sep by Harry Russ. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1803/ article:1 b |
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| Travel: Buckland Dinham turnpike road - meeting of trustees to be held at Gauntlett's Inn, Kilmersdon on 27 Aug. Thos Miles, clerk Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1803/ article:2,e |
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| Music: Mr Rauzzini's benefit - "Messiah" at New Assembly Rooms Wed 21 Dec. Tickets 5s from Mr Rauzzini at Mr Birchall's, Queens Sq, Bath, etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:3,c |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - His Grace Lord Primate of Ireland, Baron Dimsdale & Lady, Lord Kinnaird, Lord & Lady de Vesci, Lady Fielding, Hon Mr Harley, Dr Hamilton Dean of Windsor [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:3 c |
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| Fashion: S Mackinnon (23 Milsom St) waits on ladies, ornaments & dresses their hair in newest fashion. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:1,c |
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| Deaths: Henry Vigor, esq at his house in Marlborough Buildings, after a lingering & painful illness age 27 on Thursday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:3 b |
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| Crime: ## householders recommended to fit chains to their street doors at night. Mr Farr's house at cnr opp Bear Inn was saved from break-in by chains last Tue night. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction, Vezey, contd - lot 3/4, 3 dwelling houses at Kingsdown in occupn of Mr John Newman, Mrs Ludgate & Mrs Kingsberry, at Bear Inn, Box, Wilts 15 Sep by Harry Russ. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:1 b |
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| Travel: Harptree turnpike road - meeting of trustees to be held at Ring of Bells Inn, Compton Martin on 27 Aug. The tolls arising are to be let by auction Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1804/ article:2,e |
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| Leisure: exhibition 3 pictures on the history & foundation of Bath. At Great room, 19 Kingsmead St. Daily ex Sunday 9am - 5pm. Admission 1s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:3,c |
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| Deaths: Nath Webb, esq in Savile Row, Bath on Thursday se'nnight [last week]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: Western Canal - meeting of sub-committee at Marlborough 10 Nov. GM of cmmttee & subscribers at Town Hall, Marlborough for 12 Dec, to receive engineers reports on junctions of Kennet & Avon Canal. Subs, sought before this. Charles Dundas in chair, John Ward, treasurer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:1 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Bally (wife of Mr Bally, hairdresser of Bath) at Weston on Friday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:3 b |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Sat 13 Oct "The Road to Ruin". Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:3 c |
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| Property: auction, Vezey, contd - lot 4/4, dwelling house at Washwell, Box in occupn of Mr Samuel Shell, at Bear Inn, Box, Wilts 15 Sep by Harry Russ. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:1 b |
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| Travel: Devizes consolidated turnpike - tolls to be let at meeting at Blackbear Inn, Devizes 11 Sep. Tolls arising on following gates - Seend £1,26010s; Nunsted £441 11s; Devizes Green £730 9s; Potterne Gate £200 Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1805/ article:2,e |
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| Fashion: S Brookman, mantua maker from Mrs Searle's London, now at Mr Gale's, hatter & hosier, Wade's Pssge, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:3,c |
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| Deaths: Nathaniel Gould, esq, a late Colonel 3rd Regiment Guards at his house in Rivers St, Bath on Sunday last. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: Bradford Assemblies - New Bear Inn 11 Dec, 8 Jan 1789 & 5 Feb 1789. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:1 d |
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| Deaths: Mr John Crang, snr, at Timsbury in his 72nd yr on Saturday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:3 b |
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| Publications: J Barratt, bookseller & stationer has moved his library & business from Milsom St to 15 Bond St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:3 d |
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| Livestock: ## Kingsdown Markt - 1st annual meeting on Kingsdown, Box on 24 Sep. For sale of horses, cattle, sheep, bacon, cheese etc. Sheep pens provided gratis. Only Box inhabitants with licences allowed to sell liquor. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:1 c |
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| Military: Somerset Fencibles - Sergeant James Finch from the Donegal Militia to be Ensign, vice Buckley, resigned Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1806/ article:3,b |
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| Education: Victor G du Bournay from Paris teaches French language & drawing on silk. Enq & view specimans at Mrs Todd, Cumberland House. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:3,c |
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| Deaths: Mr Andrew Rymsdyk, portrait painter of great merit at his lodgings in Bath on Monday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: Warminster & Frome to Bath turnpike - trustees meet by adjournment at Woolpacks Inn, Beckington on 7 Dec. J Maskelyn. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:1 d |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - tomorrow (Thur) [17 Dec] "The Busy Body" with for the last time until the holidays "Gil Blas"; Sat [19 Dec] "The Follies of the Day" with entertainments. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: R & J Smith have taken over from Mr Noake, maltster & brewer at Walcot. (No connection to Messrs Smith, brewers in Horse St). Orders taken at at Mr West's, shoemaker, Kingston Bldgs nr the Grove, & at shoe warehouse, Stall St (where J Smith continues trade as usual). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:3 d |
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| Property: peremptory sale - 3 lots (pursuant to High Court Decree Lye etc against Barker) - messuages, garden & ground at Warminster, at Holt, & at Trowle, Wilts. Property of Wm Holder, decd, rents £30 4s p.a, Partcrs Mr Thring, solicitor, Warminster. At house of Wm Middleton, Bell Inn, Warminster 10 Sep. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:1 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lady Ware, Lady Park [NOTP] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1807/ article:3,b |
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| Publications: "Medical Cautions to invalids" by James Makittrick Adair MD publ 23 Dec. Inc essay on mineral water, Bath etc. Proceeds to General Hospital who need money. Printed by R Cruttwell. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:3,c |
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| Deaths: General John Parslow, Colonel in 30th Regiment of Foot , at an advanced age [place not stated] after a short illness yesterday morning. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: Bath to Exeter postcoach through Wells, Bridgewater & Taunton. From White Lion, Market Place at 5am to Thompson's Hotel Exeter. Inside fare £1 4s, outside 12s. Performed by G Arnold, Bath & T Thompson, Exeter. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:1 c |
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| Goods: for sale - Kensington Moulds (from Mr Wheble's manufactory) by M Lambe at the India House, Stall St, Bath. She sells fresh teas & all sorts of groceries at the lowest London prices. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: Weymouth coach from White Hart Inn, Bath will be discontinued during the winter from 20 Oct. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:3 d |
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| Agriculture: wheat prices - Devizes 37 to 53s/qtr, Warminster 37 to 55s, Newbury 30 to 54s, Reading 32 to 54s Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:2 c |
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| Military: 3 troops of Somerset Provisional Cavalry commanded by Col Berkeley Burland (& now on the establishment as fencibles) have arrived in Salisbury Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1808/ article:3,b |
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| Health: Messrs Palmer & Sylvester, surgeons, apothecaries & men-midwivesof Trowbridge, to take over vacancy left by death of Mr Fowler. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:3,c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Elizabeth Orpin, spinster, organist at Bradford, Wilts for 30 years, a few days since. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:3 c |
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| Travel: by permission of Rev Vice Chancellor of Oxford a new postcoach sets out from White Lion Bath Mon, Wed & Frid at 6 am for Cross Inn, Oxford. £1 1s outside 12s. By Geo Arnold, Bath & Wentworth, Oxford. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:1 c |
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| Fashion: Plumpton, silk mercer, 3 Bond St, Bath - striped & plain stains, assortment of plain colours at 4s 6d/yd. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:3 c |
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| Property: to let or for sale - freehold dwelling house in Rivers St adjoining Brunswick Place, with 2 parlours, drawing room, bedchamber, 2 attics, garrets & convenient offices. Apply Mr Clarke, attorney, St James's Parade. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:3 d |
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| Goods: bread prices in Bath - 6d wheaten loaf to weigh 3lb 6oz 0 dr, standard loaf 3lbs 13oz 14dr Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:2 c |
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| Marriages: Stephen Skurray esq, clothier of Beckington to Miss Clements, dtr of Mr Clements, clothier of Frome, Monday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1809/ article:3,b |
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| Health: remedies - "Mary Thatcher's pills" for disorders of stomach & bowels, available from R Cruttwell & Mr Hazard, Bath at 2s 6d/ box. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1810/ article:3,c |
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| Military: by old militia law, a poor man with 3 children was exepmted from service, by new act a poor man with more than 1 child is not liable to serve. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1810/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: the lady of Lnrd [Leonard] Archibald Hamilton, suddenly, at Swan Inn, Stafford on her way to Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1810/ article:2,b |
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| Military: ## Somerset Fencible Infantry - ensign Forster Hall to be lieut, vice Sweeting resigned. Ensign Wm Toole to be lieut, vice Edwards dismissed by Court Martial Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1524/ article:3 c |
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| Publications: ## Bath Journal will be published as usual at office in Kingsmead Sq. Ann Keene (widow of Thos Keene printer & proprietor of Bath Journal) hopes for continuance of favours as a widow with 5 children & also the care of 4 orphans, children of John Keene, lately one of the proprietors Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1524/ article:3 b |