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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: private sale - lot 3/4, inheritance in fee, house S side Brock St, opens to gravel path to Queen Sq. Tenure of Mrs Western. View thro' Mr Fielder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:2,d |
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| Health: Mr Ruspini, jnr, surgeon-dentist to Prince of Wales, may be consulted at 2 James St. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:1,d |
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| Travel: horses for hire - pair of bay nag-tail coach geldings to be let on job. Enq at Lamb Inn, Stall St, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:2,b |
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| Goods: sale - household effects of Hon Mr Hamilton, man of fashion, at his former house in the [Royal] Crescent on Fri 6 Jan by Mr Christie Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:1,d |
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| Goods: auction - furniture & goods from 8 Wade's Passage. At Auction Rooms, cnr Westgate Street & Westgate Bldgs on 4 & 5 Jan by W. Booth. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:2,d |
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| Music: resignation of Mrs Oakes, organist St James's Church - A Loder offers services of his son to Rev Dr Phillott, Rev Warner & churchwardens. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 26/ article:2,c |
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| Health: Trunel, surgeon & dentist from Paris, will will wait on anyone sending to a line to his house at Duke of Kingston's New Walks, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: auction sale - part estate of Mr Thomas Jelly, decd, in 14 lots (details in other abstracts). Also inc, 10 acres in Lyncombe & Widcombe & 4 acres Englishcombe Lane; 5 f/hold houses, 2 pubs & 3 l/hold houses in Bath [with occupants & rents]. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 4/4, inheritance in fee, house S side Brock St, opens to gravel path to Queen Sq. In tenure of Mrs Brown. View thro' Mr Fielder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:2,d |
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| Health: products - "prepared shamoy [chamois] leather socks" for prevention of chilblains etc, stamped "Seares & Harbin", allowance for ship's captains etc. Sold by Mr Tully in Bath, etc. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:1 d |
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| Finance: all persons indebted to Mr Robert Devenish, late of Claverton, are required to pay the same to Mr William Russ of the Golden Lion, Horse St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:2,b |
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| Property: to let furnished - Claverton House, garden & 2 meadows - 7 yr lease from 1791. Apply Mr Samuel Hazard at New Circulating Library Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:1,d |
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| Deaths: John Dore, cooper at Mr Racey's brewhouse drowned nr Pulteney Bdg, on Tue. Wife pregnant & 3 young children. Donations to Mr Meyler, the Grove, Mr Barratt, Bond St etc - £2 18sh so far. Notice from J Bush, High Littleton & James Racey, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:2,d |
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| Churches: ## proposed Bill to provide a proper workhouse & regulate the poor in Walcot parish - notice to parishioners re vestry meeting at Walcot Church on 10 Jan to determine the merits. John Jelly, vestry clerk, Park St, St James Sq, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 27/ article:2,c |
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| Fashion: sale of silks in Wade's Passage, under the general price, brocades 8s to 9s 6d/yd (usually 11s-12s), ¾ - mantuas 4s 9d to 5s, Persians from 18d to 21d. Sale continuing for a week or two longer. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:3:00 AM |
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| Property: auction, late Mr Jelly's estate, lot 1/ 14 - Richmond's Piece & Baker's Field in Lyncombe & Widcombe, 10 acres, occpd Henry Chicester, esq., rent £24 p.a; also 2 closes (4 acres) in Englishcombe Lane occupd Francis & Thos Saunders rent £8 15s p.a. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 1/7, yearly ground rents of £169 11s p.a (from houses in & near Queen Sq). View thro' Mr Fielder, builder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, attorney, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,d |
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| Travel: mailcoach with guard from White Lion Inn, Markt Pl, Bath every morning to Oxford. Also postcoach 5am daily exc Sun to Exeter, postcoach to London daily at 4am in 1 day. All performed by George Arnold & Co, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:1 d |
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| Goods: auction - wearing apparel, watches, at his house, cnr Queen St, Bath on 1 Jan by Thomas Bird. Also, dining room & other apartmnts to be let. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,b |
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| Deaths: Mrs Eliz. Nicholls, wife of Rev Mr Nicholls, vicar of Old Sodbury Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,b |
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| Finance: bankruptcy - John Giles of Bath, dealer, chapman & one of partners in Union Bank, Bath to surrender & disclose assets to Commissioners - 3 dates. Notice to creditors & debtors, accounts to George Arnold, The White Lion, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,d |
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| Travel: Kennet & Avon Canal - navigation now open between Newbury & Hungerford & nearly to Great Bedwin. Details of tolls & duties. John Ward, principal clerk. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 28/ article:2,c |
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| Property: to let - large commodious house nr Westgate Bldgs & Cross Bath, would suit wine merchant as has good vaults underneath. Enq Mr T King, coachmaker, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:3 b |
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| Property: auction, late Mr Jelly's estate, Bath, lot 2/14 - f/hold house E side Gay St late occupd Rev Mr Humphrey rent £60 p.a, ground rent £2 14s 8d. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 2/7, centre house, S side Queen Sq. Held by Mr Henry Mais, 48 yrs unexpires. View thro' Mr Fielder, builder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons attorney, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,d |
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| Travel: coaches from White Lion Inn, Markt Pl, Bath contd - balloon coach to London with guard 4pm daily, postcoach to London in 2 days, Tue, Thur & Sat at 8am. Coaches at 4am, 9am & 4pm to Bristol. All performed by George Arnold & Co, Bath. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:1 d |
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| Law: Somrst Qtr Sessions - at Wells on 14 Jan. From Staple, clerk of the peace Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,b |
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| Goods: auction - French porcelain & plated articles at Exhibition Room, Bond St, on 10-11 Jan by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,c |
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| Education: governess wants situation, no salary required. Apply Mrs Harley, Rivers St, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,e |
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| Education: Classical & Commercial School, Holt, Wilts. Mr Arnot will have a few vacancies in the school. Terms under 10 yrs - 16 guin p.a. 10 yrs & upwards - 18 guin. Opens after recess on 21 Jan. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 29/ article:2,d |
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| Charity: widower with 5 children, one 2 weeks old, handed estate to creditors but still his door beset with bailiffs. Donations at Mr Wade, jeweller, Churchyard, or at Mr Collis, pastry-cook, Wade's Pssg, Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:3 b |
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| Property: auction, late Mr Jelly's estate, lot 3/14 - l/hold, Trimgate House Bath occupd Mr John Peterswald rent £30 p.a. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 3/7, ground rents £327 8s 4d annual return from houses in Circus & nearby streets. View thro' Mr Fielder, builder, River Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, attorney, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,d |
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| Music: letter from "Susan" of Brunswick Place praising Miss Cantelo's performance at her recent concert Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,b |
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| Charity: poor man & wife list benefactions (total £2 14s). Donations & partcrs at Mr Barratt's & Mr Abbot's, Milsom St, Bath; Mr Cole's, confectioner, Gay St; Mr Gunter's, grocer, Westgate Pl; Mr Trotman's, grocer, Market Pl; Mr Dunn's, perfumer, Saville Row Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,b |
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| Property: auction - by order assignees of Henry Mais, bankrupt a) leasehold, 1st house in Laura Place: b) new house, 1 Cheapside, Bath with workshop behind. At Greyhound & Shakespeare Inn on 13 Jan, by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,c |
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| Finance: Old Bath Fire Office, St John's Place - renewal of premiums - J L Davis, secretary Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,e |
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| Property: for sale - improveable f/hold estate at South Stoke (late estate of Mrs Clements, decd). With farmhouse, small tenement, over 47 acres arable meadow & pasture & 19 acres tithe-free. Details from Mr Clutterbuck, Bradford; Mr Thomas Parsons or Mr Opie Smith of Bath Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 30/ article:2,d |
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| Leisure: lottery prizes announced - one of £10,000. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:3, d |
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| Property: auction, late Mr Jelly's estate, lot 4/14 - l/hold house (adjng Trimgate House) occupd Mr Samuel Wilson, rent £24 p.a. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 4/7, ground rents for stables & coach-houses near Circus £48 3s p.a. View thro' Mr Fielder, builder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, attorney, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,d |
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| Goods: ## silver plate & jewellery etc - at Glover & Newman's London, Sheffield & Birmingham Repository on the Walks nr North Parade, Bath. Silver plated inc. tea-urns £5 15s 6d, coffee-pots £1 15s, chamber candlesticks £1 14s/pair. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,b |
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| Livestock: auction - 5 draught horses, hackney mare, narrow-wheel wagon & farming equipment (belonging to Mr Bell, baker, who is quitting farming). At France Farm, Bradford on 12 Jan by W Pitman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,b |
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| Goods: sale - household furniture & linen, last house in Argyle Bldgs next to Chapel, 11 Jan by Mr Spackman. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,c |
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| Publications: "The Housekeepers Accompt Book for 1798" pubd today, price 1s 6d from R Cruttwell & A Taylor Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,e |
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| Charity: manservant out of place & in great distress with wife & 12 children has lost use of his limbs. Donations may be left with printer or Mr Hazard's library. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 31/ article:2,d |
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| Charity: Pauper-Scheme - gentlemen subscribers meeting at Mr Gyde's Rooms next Mon at 1pm. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 32/ article:3, d |
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| Property: auction, late Mr Jelly's estate, lot 5/14 - l/hold house (adjng lots 3 & 4) occupd Mr James Pavey, rent £28 p.a. At White Lion, Bath on 6 Jan by C Trimnell Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 32/ article:2,d |
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| Property: private sale - lot 5/7, ground rents of £542 1s p.a for houses in Crescent & adj streets of Crescent estate. View thro' Mr Fielder, builder, Rivers Street. Partcrs Mr Symons, attorney, Corn St, Bristol. Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 32/ article:2,d |
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| Education: school for young ladies, "Publow House" nr Pensford, vacation ends 21 Jan. [NFD] Request a copy of the full article | Bath Chronicle 32/ article:2,c |