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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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| Deaths: Mr James Mockeridge, schoolmaster at Bradford, on Saturday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1467/ article:3,b |
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| Agriculture: wheat prices - Bear Key 32-42s/qtr, Warminster 44-58s/, Devizes 44-54s/ Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction cancelled - estate, property of Mr Richard Fry, bankrupt which was advertised to be at Pack Horse Inn, Corsham on 27 Sep. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:2 c |
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| Property: ## auction - lot 1/3, large dwelling house on North Parade (being cnr house to Duke St), great repute as lodging-house, in occup of Mr Brooks, but known as Clement's Lodging House. At White Lion, Bath on 25 Oct by Mr Plura. To view Daniel Clutterbuck, esq Bradford on Avon, Wilts. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:3 d |
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| Leisure: first public breakfast at Lower Assembly Rooms on 21 Oct Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:3 b |
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| Property: to let - Greyhound Inn & Tavern Bath due to Mrs William's illness. Apply compting house of Sayce, Son & Kelson Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:2,d |
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| Marriages: Thos Tugwell, esq of Bradford, to Miss Mary Jones, youngest dtr of John Jones, esq of Frankley, at Holt last Wednesday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mr Robert Selfe, bailiff of the Hundred for many yrs, at Frome on 20 Jun Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1468/ article:3,b |
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| Property: to let - furnished freehold house in Duke St, lately possession of - [W] Blacker, esq. 2 parlours on 1st floor with dining room & bedchamber over, etc. Particulars Mr Daniel Browne, Beauford Sq, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:2,c |
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| Livestock: strayed on 2 Aug from Broadfield Farm in Charterhouse Hinton parish on 2 Aug, a dark haired pony 12 hands high, marked JR. 5s reward & reasonable charges if brought or sent to John Wilton of Broadfield, or to the Common House nr the Crescent, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction - lot 2/3, divers fee farm rents total £94 16s p.a in Alfred Street & Prince's Buildings. At White Lion, Bath on 25 Oct by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:3 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Marquis & Marchioness of Buckingham, Countess of Albermarle, Count Rice, Lord Lisle, Lord Bayham, Lord Blayney, Lady C Burke, Sir Wm. Jones & Lady, Sir John Sheffield & Lady, Sir William Scott, Sir John Sebright. [NOTP] Gen Rainsford, Gen Mionzinsky. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:3 b |
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| Goods: auction - all neat household furniture etc of a gentleman quitting Bath from his house in Chatham Row. At auction room on 22 Westgate Street Bath on 24 Aug by H Thurston. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:2,d |
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| Marriages: Col. Loftus of Ireland to Mrs Moubray at St James's Church Sunday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mr Locke, attorney of Devizes, on Friday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1469/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: Bradford Wilts poor rates - for various areas e.g Holt, Wraxall, left for inspection. Meeting for granting in vestry room, Bradford Parish Church on Mon 24 Oct. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:2,c |
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| Sport: backsword - Wiltshire v . All England at Devizes on 2 & 3 Oct. Prizes 5 guin morning, & 5 guin afternoon. Padding allowed each morning. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:2 c |
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| Property: auction - lot 3/3, 2 l/hold tenements in Frog Lane now occupied Robert Deacon. At White Lion, Bath on 25 Oct by Mr Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:3 d |
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| News: Mayor, the Mayor elect, Lord Bayham & members of the Corporation preceded by a band of music & young gentlemen of Grammar School & children of Charity School went from the Guildhall to the Abbey Church today, where Rev Dr Phillot gave a sermon. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:3 b |
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| Travel: ## for sale - pr bay coach geldings 5 & 6 years old, 15 hands high, 100 guineas; coach & harness 80 guin; 14 couple of harriers on reasonable terms. Brace of greyhounds 2 years old & pointer dog 1 year old [no price]. At livery stables, Pelican Inn, Walcot Street Sat 12 o'clock. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:2,d |
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| Marriages: Mr Geo Frederick Edwards, apothecary of Walcot to Miss Amelia Goodall dtr of Mr Goodall attorney of Bath, yesterday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Philip Bromfield, esq of Rope Hill, Hants at his lodgings in South Pde, Bath, Friday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1470/ article:3,b |
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| Employment: man & wife seek position with single gentleman or lady. Act as cook, maid/housekeeper & butler/valet. Apply to A B at Mr Growdon's, ladies hairdresser, St Andrew's Terrace. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:2,c |
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| Property: auction - lot 1/2, f/hold mssge, garden, orchard & 77 acres mixed nr Pilton; lot 2/2, f/hold farm "West Holms" with mssge, stable, garden, orchard & 52 acres. Both in occuptn Thos Andrews at £100 p.a & 8yrs unxprd of 16yrs. At George Inn, Frome on 26 Sep by James Hyde. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:2 c |
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| Publications: 2 pairs of portraits by John Horne Tooke, an elector of Westminster, price 1s sold by L Bull, Bath. "Cynegetica, or Essays on Sporting", observations on hare hunting by Wm. Blane, esq, 1 vol, 5s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:3 d |
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| Crime: on her return from London a few days since, Mrs Serra mother-in-law of Mr Ximenes of Bear Place was robbed of £150 by highwaymen at Maidenhead Thicket. Mr Ximenes' servants were unable to catch the thieves. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:3 b |
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| Publications: "The General Magazine" price 1s monthly. Containing articles on biography moral tales poetry theatricals etc with engravings portraits of Mrs Siddons, her father, Mr Roger Kemble, Sir Joshua Reynolds etc from all good booksellers. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:2,d |
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| Deaths: Mr W Moore, eldest son of Mr Moore in the Grove, at St Vincent's in the West Indies Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mrs Butler, formerly a lodging-house keeper of Bath, on Sunday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1471/ article:3,b |
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| Property: to let - house & garden in Freshford, Somerset. Lately occupied Mr Hart. Particulars Mrs [name illegible] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:2,d |
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| Property: auction - leasehold farm & 55 acres mixed at Leighton midway between Frome & Shepton Mallet, occupied William [G]unning [letters smeared]. At George Inn, Frome on 26 Sep by James Hyde. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:2 c |
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| Travel: editorial on canals listing 8 in England & some intended. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:4 b |
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| News: ## accident - a poor old man fell into river Avon from a footpath by Spring Gdns, saved by a passer-by. Dangerous state of this public footpath - should have been repaired by parish Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:3 b |
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| Agriculture: Bath & West of England Society for the encouragement of agriculture arts manufacture & commerce - mext meeting at Hetling House on 4 Sept. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:2,e |
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| Deaths: Mrs Frances Viner, widow of late Gabriel Viner, builder of Bath at her house in Margaret's Bldgs last Monday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: ## Mr John Hooper, a respectable printer of Bath for more than 20 yrs & one of the proprietors of the Bath Journal, on Sunday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1472/ article:3,b |
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| Livestock: horses for sale, or to let p.a - pair bright chestnut mares nr 17 hands. Enq at White Lion, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:3,b |
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| Property: to let - the best part of a commodious house in Catherine Pl, Bath. Enq Mr English, upholder, Broad St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:2 d |
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| Goods: at Reading Fair on Mon se'nnight, cheese sold at lower prices than for some years. New cheese 22s to 36s & 38s/cwt; old [cheese] from 30s to 40s which is 10s/cwt less than last year. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:4 b |
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| Art: a correspondant praises Mr Ralph's portraits - particularly of Mr Banks (the statuary) & the lovely Mrs Inchbold & of Carey (the mimic). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:3 b |
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| Travel: Frome turnpike roads - next meeting of trustees Fri Aug 31 11 o'clock at George Inn, Frome. Signed J A Wickham. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:2,e |
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| Deaths: body of Charles Cobbe, esq, (age 41, Irish MP, nephew to Marquis of Waterford) buried in Weston Churchyard last Sunday. Funeral procession moved from Rivers St preceeded by 60 of Bath Volunteers [good account]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: Mr Richard Pile, lecturer in experimental philosophy, in Bath, Sunday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1473/ article:3,b |
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| Publications: "Universal directory for taking - -rats & other vermin" by Robert Smith, late rat catcher to Princess Amelia. 3rd edtn pub today at 3s. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:3,b |
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| Publications: "Young Man's Book of Knowledge" 3s by D Denning. Sold by booksellers in Bath & Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:2 d |
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| Health: remedies - "Dr Anderson's genuine Scots pills" sold R Cruttwell 5s, 2s 3d & 1s box. Extremely useful medicine for disorders of stomach & bowels. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:4 d |
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| Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - Sat 17 Oct, "As You Like It". Miss Wallis of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden will take the part of Rosalind, her first appearance on Bath stage. With "Rosina". Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:3 b |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Lord & Lady Arden, Hon Miss Vernon, Hon Mr Wenman, Hon Mr J Fitzmaurice, Sir Richard Hoare [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:3,c |
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| Military: Geo Edward Allen, esq, unanimously elected Capt 3rd Company of Bath Volunteers in room of late C Cobbe, esq. C W Phillott, esq succeeds Mr Allen as Lieutenant Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:3 c |
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| Deaths: a youth of respectable connection in Bath lost his life Sunday morning while bathing in river nr Hampton when his legs became entangled in weeds Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 1474/ article:3,b |