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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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| Travel: Great Western canal - comments on possible junction between Bristol & British channels by navigable canal from Southampton through Salisbury & Bath to Bristol (London news 30 March). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 557/ article:2 b |
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| Property: wanted to purchase - freehold wooded landed estate ca. £10-12,000. Descriptive particulars & price post paid to Plura & Bally, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 557/ article:1 c |
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| Marriages: Benjamin Edwards, esq., of Chippenham to Miss Preston of Harnish House by Rev. T.W. Dalby at Chippenham on Tuesday. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 557/ article:3,b |
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| Leisure: benefit of Mr Charlton - "A Cure for the Heartache" with "Lock & Key" at Theatre Royal, Bath on 14 Mar. Tickets Mr Charlton, 5 Orchard St; & Mr Bartley at theatre; etc Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 557/ article:1 b |
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| Property: to let - house in Pitt St now owned by Rev Mr Hicks. Enquire at house, or Mr Gibbons, grocer in Market Place, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 558/ article:1,c |
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| Property: to let - Titherly Farm, Charterhouse Hinton. 168 acres arable & pasture, tithe free, 3 years of lease remain. Enquire at farmhouse. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:3,b |
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| Crime: Gloucester Assizes - 15 persons capitally convicted & 10 left for execution, inc Jos. Fry & Sam. Ward of Bitton for burglaries; & Wm. Whittick of Midsummer Norton for horse stealing (Gloucester 3 Apr). Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:2 b |
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| Employment: young man of good address etc about 30 would be happy to engage with a reputable clothier to undertake management of books & other counting-house business & willing to engage for a few years. Letters (post paid) to P.G via printers. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:1 b |
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| Property: for sale - lease of house at East Hayes, Bath. Three rooms 21ft x 15ft, stabling for 3 horses, space to build coachhouse. Enq Mr King, statuary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:2 c |
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| Health: insane asylum at Cleeve Hill - Mary Henderson to carry on her decd husband's asylum. Eminent physician from Bristol in regular attendance Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:1 c |
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| Marriages: Abraham Lloyd Edridge, esq., of Chippenham to Miss Langhorne of Monkton House at Chippenham on Tuesday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:3,b |
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| Goods: auction - furniture, smoke-jack, kitchen range etc belonging to a lady quitting housekeeping, more than 200 books incl Voltaire, on premises at 3, cnr of Trim St, Bath on 14 & 15 Mar by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 558/ article:1 b |
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| Fashion: Ewbank & Stephens, Abbey Churchyard selling off haberdashery, millinery goods & moving to Bristol. Mens & womens gloves, muslins, muffles & aprons for sale. Millinery made up at short notice. Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 559/ article:1 d |
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| Goods: auction - entire household effects of Mrs Mathew, Catherine Place, quitting Bath. At her house on 26 & 27 Apr. by Mr Plura Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:3,b |
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| Property: auction - f/hold mansion of Sir Robert Rich, bart, decd on E-side of Milsom St, Bath. Grnd floor, 2 parlours; 1st floor, drawing & dressing rooms; 2nd floor 3 bedchambers; 6 garrets, WC etc. At his Gt Rooms in Pall Mall London on 26 Apr by Mr Christie. Partcrs at York House, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:2 d |
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| Goods: W Mills, bookbinder & stationer has removed from Union to Wade's Passage now opened stationery shop. Schoolmasters can be supplied with any article at reasonable prices. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:1 b |
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| Goods: auction - household goods & furniture of late Miss Murray, decd, at 23 Rivers St on 7 & 8 Apr by E English. Inc fine toned harpsichord & fortepiano by the first makers. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:2 c |
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| Finance: ## loan of £200 required from single lady or gent, by owner of large country house 30 mls Bath. Will receive interest in kind i.e. living in borrowers house for 2 yrs or longer with board & lodgings plus use of 1 horse chaise & servant. Letters to printer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:1 c |
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| Marriages: Mr Midlane, painter of Bath to Miss Jones, late of Kelston, on Thursday Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: Royal Exchange Assurance Office - Richard Cruttwell, jnr has been appointed agent for Bath replacing Mr Wm Matthews who has resigned. Agents & customers to apply for renewal by 9 Apr. Alex Watson, secretary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 559/ article:1 b |
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| Goods: for sale - second hand one horse chair & saddle & harness for two horses very cheap. Enquire Mr Woodman at Hare & Hounds at Mount Pleasant, Widcombe, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 560/ article:1 d |
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| Property: to let - Gay's Place, under Beacon Hill. House, coachhouse, 4 horse-stables, pleasure garden, etc. 5 acres pasture surrounded by plantations & walks. Apply Messrs Trimnell's, upholders, Westgate Street. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Clarke, a widow lady at Trowbridge. [NFD - ? same as 30 Mar 3c]] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Fashion: millinery from Paris, also spring articles [listed] from London at Minchin's milliners, Circus, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - house in Upper town with 6-10yr lease, 2 rooms 1st & 2nd floors, 3 attics, 5 garrets, 2 sorts of water. Enq Edm. English, upholder, Broad St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:2 c |
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| Publications: ## " New Bath Guide for 1792" price 1sh. With details of Roman antiquities found in digging foundations for New Pump Room, printed by R Crutwell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:1 d |
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| Deaths: Mr William Palmer, painter of Frome, at an advanced age on 8 Mar. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: Phoenix Fire Office - annual premiums due Lady Day & receipts available at agents. Mr C Wootten, St James's Pde, Bath; Charles Hyde, Wells; Mr Thomas Jones, Frome; Mr John Noyes, jnr, Chippenham. H A Hardy, secretary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 560/ article:1 c |
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| Property: to let - large house at upper end Bond St joining Milsom St. 3 rooms/ floor, good offices & large good vaults. Originally intended for coffee house, but will let for lodging house or any other business. Enquire James Ewing, brewer in Westgate St Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 561/ article:1 d |
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| Agriculture: Bath Agriculture &c Society - General Meeting 12 April, Robert Proctor Anderson, esq. presented his improved Hand Drill plough for sowing turnips - trials to be made. Sir John Durbin, VP in the chair. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:3,b |
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| Deaths: Mr Henry Allen, jnr of Frome. [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Goods: twine & rope business commenced by J Harman, saddler & harness maker 3 Horse Street, Bath. Wholesale & retail as cheaply as in Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:1 c |
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| Goods: auction - household goods of Thomas Morris Biggs. At Batheaston on 7 & 8 April by T. Bird (upholder & undertaker of Queen St) Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:2 c |
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| Leisure: Mr Second, Montpelier, Bath announces The Ball for his scholars will be at New Assembly Rooms on 28 Mar. Front seats reserved for scholars, second row for parents of the young ladies. Tickets from Mr Second, Montpelier, & at Rooms Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:1 e |
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| Deaths: Mr John Allen, clothier of Frome, after a long illness last week. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:3,b |
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| Agriculture: auction - remainder of farming stock of Mr John Showering incl 6 draught horses. At Bathford on 21 March by Thos James, auctioneer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 561/ article:1 d |
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| Property: to let - house in Westgate St, next door to James Ewing, brewer. Enq James Ewing's house, uppr end Bond St joining Milsom St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 562/ article:1 d |
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| Agriculture: Bath Agriculture &c Soc - Genl Meetng 12 April contd - Dr Fothergill reported experiments on rhubarb & medical benefits. Mr Billingsley's 2-furrowed plough purchased & left for inspection. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:3,b |
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| Goods: auction - useful furniture of deceased gentleman, inc telescope, solar microscope, barometer, thermometer, 8 day dial etc. In newly re-built rooms in John St, Queen Sq, Bath on 11 & 12 Apr by Mr Plura Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Health: ## General Hospital - conditions of admission. It would be deemed a favour if ladies & others would please send some old linen to the hospital for lint & rollers etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:1 c |
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| Goods: auction - books, pictures, statues etc, 16 " globes of late Dr Charleton, decd. Claude Lorraine & Gainsborough landscapes, & a Silenius once owned by Rembrandt. At Great Room, Parsonage Lane, Bath on 22 Apr et seq by Wm Cross Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:2 c |
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| Services: new circulating library being opened today at 9 Argyle Building, pleasant reading room. Mr David Evans, bookseller & stationer Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:1,e |
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| Deaths: Mr Maggs, cooper, Batheaston on Friday,. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:3,b |
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| Finance: Wilts & Western Insurance Soc. agents - Mr Bunn, Frome; Mr Burton, Warminster; Mr Timbrell, Trowbridge; Mr Carter, Bradford; Charles Davis, jnr, Bath; Mr Newman, Melksham; Mr Gaby, Chippenham; Mr Broadbear, Wells Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 562/ article:1 d |
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| Employment: place wanted dressing hair in lady or gentleman's family - by young man of good character who has no objection to wearing livery. Details from printer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath & Bristol Chronicle 563/ article:1 d |
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| Agriculture: Bath Agriculture &c Soc - publication - "Treatise on cheese-making & orchards", J Twamley, Warwick 3s Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 563/ article:3,b |
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| Music: by particular desire catches & glees performed by Mr Cantelo at New Assembly Rooms on on Wed 26 Apr. Details later. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 563/ article:3 b |
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| Music: Master Taylor's concert is fixed for Wed 16 Apr int New Assembly Rooms, at the particular request of ladies & gentlemen. Tickets 5s at all usual places. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 563/ article:1 d |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - dividend on 28 April from Charles Clinch, milliner of Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 563/ article:3 b |
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| Fashion: R Prior's woollen drapery &c business at 13 Argyle Bldgs closing; he is returning to Sutton Benger, nr Chippenham Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 563/ article:1,e |