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: Mrs Wright of Norfolk at her Bath lodgings on Sunday
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Property: for sale - messuage & garden held by Sir Peter Rivers Gay in Walcot parish, £10 10s p.a. Partcrs Mr William Smith, Kingsmead St, or William Cross, undertaker, Milsom St, Bath
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Goods: Cole's Tea Warehouse, Northgate St nr St Michael's Church Bath - best Bohea 2s, Congou tea 2s 4d, plain do 3s, good do 4s, v good Souchong 5s, v fine do 6s, superfine do 7s, superfine best imported do 8s; etc
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Services: Ann Warburton, widow of Johnathan Warburton, tiler & plasterer of Batcombe will carry on business in partnership with her brother-in-law Richard White
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Leisure: Theatre Royal Bath - this evening [15 Apr] "I'll tell you What" with "Animal Magnetism"*; Thurs [16 Apr] "The Country Girl" with "Bristowe"; Sat [18 Apr] "The Wonder" with entertainments. [* not in "Orchard St Calendar"]
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Leisure: Hodgkinson's benefit at Theatre Royal Bath on 3 April. He thanks Catch Club for their support. [not in Orchard St Calendar]
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Goods: auction - stock in trade of cutler & brazier removed from the country. At auction rooms, Parsonage Lane. 3 April by H. Thurston
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Finance: Bath Life Annuity & Assurance Office - half-yearly general meeting at York House, Bath on 4 Apr. Robert Clarke, secretary
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Deaths: Mr Adam Taylor, gardener to George Willy, esq, nr Devizes, author of a Treatise on the Pineapple recently published, a few days since.
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Leisure: ## hot air balloon - to be constructed by James West, jnr., of Bath. Proposed circum. 100', for 2 persons with ballast, oars, anchors etc. Subscriptions invited.
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Leisure: Spring Gardens - open for the season, public breakfast with music every Mon & Thurs, tickets 1s 6d from Mrs Purdie at Gates of Gardens. Mrs Purdie has opened subscription for ladies & gentlemen walking in gardens, 3s each for season.
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Finance: creditors of Ann Turner, widow, decd, late of Norton St Philip to meet administrators at house of Thomas Saunders, Wheatsheaf Inn, Frome on 6 May to receive a dividend. Debtors to pay immediately.
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Property: to let - house with garden behind, 3 Edgar Bldgs. Enq Mr Jones, 15 Queen Sq, Bath
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Property: small vicarial tithes due last Lady Day for Borough Trowle, Leigh & Woooley, Wilts - Mr Hazard will collect these tithes from landowners at New Bear Inn, Bradford on Fri 6 April.
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Property: for sale by private contract - manor & farm, Berwick St. James, now let at £660 p.a. Details M. Richardson, Union St, Bath; Lords Arms, Warminster & Castle Inn, Devizes. Mr Coombs, principal tenant will show premises
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Property: to let - modern-built house in pleasant part of Bradford. Enq Daniel Clutterbuck, esq Bradford
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Crime: robbery - London to Bath stagecoach, robbed by single highwayman near Gunnersbury Lane last Monday week. The landlord of Speenhamland Inn had to give them credit for their breakfast.
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Services: ## Post Office Bath - extension of Mr Palmer's plan for crosspost mail. From 9th May letters for towns Frome to Gosport forwarded at 5 o'clock, daily exc Sun
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Finance: Bath Sun Fire Office - general meeting of directors & co-partners at Old Rooms on 9 May, breakfast on table at 10 am. J Salmon, secretary.
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Industry: 142 cotton mills built or in progress in Gt Britain (2/3rds erected in last 5 yrs). 20,500 handmills or jennies spinning for twisted yarn. Table of manufacture of cotton wool & supposed value 1781-1787.
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Leisure: The Miss Flemings Spring Ball for their scholars at Lwr Assembly Rooms on 22 Apr at 6o'c. Tickets from Miss Flemings, John St. 1st row of seats reserved for dancers, 2nd & part 3rd row for parents & relatives of pupils.
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Finance: creditors of late John Waite, surgeon & apothecary of Chipping Sodbury to send a/c to John Ball of Devizes, or Simon Pitt of Boakely, Brokenborough. Debtors to pay before 20 May.
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Property: auction in fee, lots 1-3 of 7, Stoke Lane, Stoke St Michael - farm-house (part shop), garden, meadows "Berry Mead" 2 acres, & "New Tining" 10 acres. In occuptn Abraham Davy. Details Mr. Fooks, attorney, Shepton Mallet. At Stoke Inn, Stoke St Michael, 16 April by Mr Joseph Hancock.
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Property: to let - dwelling house in Lansdown Rd, Bath opp Portland Pl. Enq Mr Mathews, grocer, Lansdown Rd nr Portland Pl; or Mr Plura 9 John St, Bath
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Notices: accident - Combe Down stone quarry gave way last Sat, & quarryman John Lucas injured.
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Inns: M. Williams to continue her late husband's business at Greyhound & Shakespeare Inn, Market Place, Bath
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Property: to let - furnished house in most desirous & healthy situation in Bath on the Lansdown Rd. Enq Pratt & Marshall's library, Milsom Street, Bath.
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Fashion: the "D.I.O" of Lady Wallace was a joke in Bath. Silly custom of affected people on leaving the place to leave card "P.P.C" = pour prende conge. Plain Englishman ridiculed this custom with "D.I.O"= damme I'm off
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Publications: "Thicknesse's Memoirs" in 2 vols at reduced price of 10s 6d from Meyler's in The Grove, Barratt's in Milsom St & all booksellers in Bath.
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Health: remedies - recipe for late John Waite's Worm medicine (as gingerbread nuts) purchased by William Howard of Reading & John Evans of Long Lane, West Smithfield London.
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Property: auction contd - lot 4/7, house at Stoke St Michael occupd Samuel Oram. At Stoke Inn, Stoke St Michael on 16 April by Mr Joseph Hancock.
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Property: for sale - country house with excellent water & 1 acr in road adjoining Lansdown. Enq Mr Mathews, grocer, Lansdown Rd nr Portland Pl or Mr Plura 9 John St, Bath
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Crime: highway robbery - coach "Trowbridge Machine" held up & robbed of c £70 by two well-mounted highwaymen nr Hounslow, last Friday.
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Travel: for sale - postchaise made by Hatchett. Enquire White Lion, Market Place or Dash's livery stables.
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Health: remedies - Mr Hayman's "Maredant's Drops" (late surgeon Norton's, decd) eradicates all scorbutic eruptions. 5s 5d/bottle from Mr Cruttwell, printer; Attwood, cutler.
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Livestock: auction - live & deadstock & farming implements [detailed] of late Mr William Oland, decd of Marshfield on 6 May by Thomas Bird
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Services: Thomas Brown, appraiser & auctnr has taken Mr Harry Russ, yngr into partnership with him.
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Health: Dr Lamert, oculist of London for 24 yrs to attend at Bath 18 Apr. Regular days when can be consulted at Frome, Bristol & Chippenham
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Property: auction contd - lot 5/7 - 2 dwelling houses at Stoke St Michael, occupd by Tho. & Wm Cornish. At Stoke Inn, Stoke St Michael on 16 April by Mr Joseph Hancock.
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Sport: horse for sale - dark chestnut mare [horse] by Conqueror, remarkably safe, likely to make capital hunter. Enq owner's groom at York House stables for price & fair trial.
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Crime: James Little, narrow weaver (to Mr J. C-- of Trowbridge) publicly whipped at Devizes last market day for stealing woollen yarn belonging to another master. An old offender so flagellation warmly laid on "despite all efforts of Mr C--'s golden key to the contrary" [sic]
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Property: to let - house for small family, coachhouse, stable & garden. ½ mile from Bath. Apply Mr Markes Davis, Union Passage, Bath.
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Charity: ## Mr Rayner, Bradford on Avon, overseer of the poor has saved the parish £5,000 in 3 years by "KEEPING THE POOR OUT OF PUBLIC HOUSES" [capitals sic]. Poor rate £2,000 p.a less than before Mr Rayner, & poor not less comfortable provided for.
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Goods: auction -all h/hold furniture, plate, linen, etc [presumably of Wm Oland, decd] [detailed] At Marshfield on 7 & 8 May by Thomas Bird.
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Property: for sale or let - 4 Royal Crescent, Bath. Enq Mr Powney, grocer, Brock St, Bath
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Leisure: Spring Ball for MC New Assembly Rooms, 9 April. Tickets from Mr Tyson, Brunswick Pl, & Bull's & Marshall's libraries & Rooms.
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Property: auction contd - lot 6/7 - 3 dwelling houses at Stoke St Michael, inc bakehouse etc occupd James Davey & others. At Stoke Inn, Stoke St Michael on 16 April by Mr Joseph Hancock.
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Finance: creditors of Mr Richard Goldstone, apothecary, decd - send details to Mr H Mant, attorney, Gay St, Bath. Debtors to pay same immediately
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Goods: Swain's famous paste for destroying rats and mice, 1s and 2s/box from R Cruttwell
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Property: to let - apartment for one lady or gentleman with one servant. ½ mile from Bath. Apply Mr Markes Davis, Union Passage.
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