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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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| Property: auction - f/hold & leasehold estates of late Mr Edward Culverhouse. Lot 1/3 - ¾ f/hold messuage (presently several tnmnts) in Trowbridge, rent £10 p.a & chief Lord's fee 1 guin. At Wool Pack Inn, Trowbridge on 8 Aug BY? Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Crime: ## vandals damaging Kingsmead fields & abusing John Hucklebridge in prison & on bail. Other offenders will be prosecuted. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3,b |
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| Law: Somrst Genl Qtr Sessions - to be held at only 2 places in future, Wells & Taunton Castle. Staple, clerk of the peace Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:1 c |
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| Employment: post wanted - as housekeeper or lady's maid, by woman age 30 who understands hair dressing in present fashion & clear starching. A line directed to A.C. at 4 Saville Row will be attended to. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3 b |
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| Goods:" Bramah's curious patent" locks to be sold at warehouses of Samuel Whitaker, Bridge St & Samuel Hallett, Cheap St & nowhere else. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:1,c |
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| Services: George Tar, upholsterer (more than 25 yrs foreman to Mr Cross) 2 Weeks Court, Broad St, opp Grammar School Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction sale - house, St. Johns Pl., Bath, lately occupied by Mr Stevens, late schoolmaster. Premises held under the Master of St. Johns Hosp. 99 yrs. On premises on 19 Apr by C. Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3,e |
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| Visitors: HRH Prince of Wales in Bath - arrived on Fri with Mr Sheridan, jnr & small party. Welcomed next morning by nobility in town. He thanked Mayor & Corporation for their wish to receive him & Col. Glover for offer of guards from Corps of Volunteers Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 770/ article:3 b |
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| Property: auction - Culverhouse estates contd - lot 2/3 ¾ f/hold cottage, garden & orchard at Studley. At Wool Pack Inn, Trowbridge on 8 Aug NFD Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: to let - bakehouse with utensils & full trade. Enquire John Hucklebridge, New Inn, Kingsmead Sq, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3,b |
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| Law: Somrst Genl Qtr Sessions - sessions at Bruton on 25 Apr invited contracts for building 16-18 new cells on ground adj present Ilchester gaol. Staple, clerk of the peace Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:1 c |
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| Goods: for sale - gold seals, rings & gems of Mr Vere, engraver of seals facing the Pump Room are to be sold at very reduced prices. House to be let. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3 c |
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| Leisure: Spring Gardens Vauxhall now open for season. Breakfasts & afternoon tea. Public breakfasts every Mon & Thus. Tickets 1s 6d, subs 3s each for walking in gardens. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:1,d |
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| Goods: Ann Coleman, widow of Thos Coleman, tallow chandler, grocer, tea dealer of Market Pl, Bath is to continue with her late husband's business Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3 e |
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| Property: auction sale - dwelling house, Upper East Hayes, late residence of Thos. Harford, decd. On the premises by C. Trimnell, auctioneer, Westgate St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3,e |
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| Visitors: HRH Prince of Wales in Bath - came to drink waters, though he has never been seen in better health. He dined on Sun with Lord Gwydir, Lady Willoughby & Duchess of Hamilton at his lordship's house in the Crescent. He will stay c. 2 weeks Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 771/ article:3 b |
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| Property:auction - Culverhouse contd - lot 3/3 l/hold messuage & farm [stables, barns & land listed] now occup Mr John Carrington rent £44 p.a remndr 99 yr term, rent £3 13s 4d, plus annuity to Mrs Hannah West (age 100) on her life. At Wool Pack Inn, Trowbridge on 8 Aug BY? Enq Mr Ed Pierce, attorney in Trowbridge etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Goods: auction - household goods of gentleman leaving off housekeeping - goods removed to 3 S-side, Trim St, on 24 May by E Champneys Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: partnership dissolved between Messrs Duckett & Jones, papermakers. Business continues at Catherine Mill with John Jones. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:1 c |
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| Notices: lost on Tuesday between Green St & Stall St a paper parcel containing a pair of treble lace bobbins, 4 yards of lace & a piece of muslin trimmed with lace. ½ guin reward on return from Prynn & Collins. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: plants - "Woodward's new perennial Dutch stock seed" at Hazard's circulating library, Cheap St Bath. Stems 4-5ft, 3" bloom, repeat flowering. Papers 1s each. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:1,d |
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| Art: ## auction - picture collection (once belonging to Sir Nicholas Crispe, Lord Mayor of Lond under Charles I) incl works by Rubens, Vandyke, Lely & portrait of owner by Mirevelt. At auction rooms, Monmouth St, Bath 25 & 26 Apr by Mr Spackman Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:3 e |
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| Fashion: news - lengthy descriptions of fashions for April Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:4,c |
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| Births: a son to lady of John Whitaker, esq at his house in Pulteney St, Bath [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 772/ article:3 c |
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| Goods: Walter Evans, bootmaker of Queen St, Amery, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Education: William Stevens opens his Academy for young gentlemen at Barton Bldgs, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:3,c |
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| Industry: William Duckett has entered partnership with Henry Garner, Wavern Mill near Colerne. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:1 c |
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| Notices: lost - silver watch with steel chain, & engraved W.I on outside case, between Bathford & Bath on Mon night. One guin reward to whoever brings it to the printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:3 c |
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| Notices: ## Bath Common - report of meeting of Freemen of Bath held at White Hart on 4 May, to consider the state & condition of the Common & their improvement. Resolved that in the interest of Freemen to improve the Commons by building on them & advertising building leases. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:2 b |
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| Property: to let - Magdalen Close, 5 acr land for gardens on L side turnpike road leading up Holloway, Bath. In parcels not less 20 lug by yr, or at ground rent, with building permission. Enq Mr Price, carpenter in St James's St, or at Mr Giles saign of the Bear, Holloway.Mr Spackman 24 Kingsmead St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:3 e |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - dividend re Cross, Bayly's, Gutch & Cross, bankers of Bath & Wells at Hetling House, Bath on 30 Apr. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:4,c |
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| Marriages: George Smith Gibbes, MD of Bath to Miss Frances Sealy (2nd dtr of Edward Sealy, esq of Bridgwater) at Bridgwater by Rev Dr Gibbes on Wed. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 773/ article:3 c |
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| Fashion: auction - sale of bankrupt's linen drapery, millinery, hosiery & jewellery at Three Cups, Market Pl, Bath today & continuing Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Finance: creditors of Mr James Stibbs, tanner of Woollard to meet at Castle Inn, Bath on 25 May Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:3,c |
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| Notices: Henry Smith, Pierrepont Street, tailor, ceased business 30 April through ill health. Pay bills to Mr Phillip George, attorney, Miles Court. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:1 d |
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| Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Le Baron d'Eberstein, Les Princesses de la Tour et Tassis, M de Calonne, Lady Elizabeth & Miss Drummond, Hon Mr & Mrs Fane [NOTP]. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:3 c |
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| Notices: Bath Common - Freemen's committee is Messrs Charles Davis, Robert Clement, Thomas Horton, Samuel Elkington, William Elkington, Thomas Woolley, James Trimnell, John Palmer & James Willis. Any 5 to act. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:2 b |
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| Property: auction - unfinished 6th house in Camden Cresc, Bath belonging to estate of late Thos Lewin, mason. At Greyhound & Shakespeare, Bath 20 Apr 4pm by Thos Young. Enq James Webb, grocer, Belmont, etc or William Matthews, Hetling House. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:3 e |
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| Finance: daily attendance for purpose of receiving new Personal Legacy Duty by Mr Cruttwell of Bath (who is authorised to receive same) - Rob Lax, distributor stamps, E. Somerset Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:1,b |
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| Deaths: Mr Serjeant [sic = Sergent] at the China Warehouse, Westgate St, Bath [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 774/ article:3 c |
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| Property: to let annually - apartment in Kingsmead Sq. Inc dining room floor, one or two garrets & kitchen, Other lodging rooms if reqd & use of garden with access to Kingsmead. Enq Mr Tucker, brewer & coal merchant, Kingsmead Sq. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:3 b |
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| Charity: donations sought to assist 6 families in Tellisford, nr Norton St. Phillip, whose houses were destroyed by fire. 2 clergymen will accept monies. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:3,c |
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| Notices: Warminster & Frome to Bath turnpike road - trustees to meet Black Dog, Standerwick Common, 16 May 11am. J Maskelyn, clerk. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:1 d |
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| Births: the lady of Michael Gibbons, esq was safely delivered of a son at his house at East Hayes, Bath a few days since. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:3 c |
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| Notices: ## Bath Common - petition from Freemen of Bath to Mayor, Aldermen & Council on use of 95 acres of common land (presently farmed) in Walcot. Petitioners ask for land to be considered as building land. Petition deposited for signature at Mr Burge's, attorney Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:2 b |
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| Deaths: Mr Francis Smith, cooper at Batheaston suddenly (no date given) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:4 b |
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| Fashion: for sale - 3 small neat gold watches by person leaving Bath. 20% under real value. Also other watches, lamps, shoe-buckles & fishing rod. Details 2 Chatham Row, nr Walcot Church Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:1,c |
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| Music: benefit for Mr Rauzzini, Wed next Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 775/ article:3 c |
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| Employment: wanted for brewhouse - able youth of good character & used to horses. Apply Mr Tucker, Kingsmead Sq Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 776/ article:3 b |
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| Goods: auction - stock of Mr James Hulbert, ironmonger, Monmouth St, Bath, opp St John's Crt, leaving business. On the premises on 19 May by Mr. Plura. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 776/ article:3,c |