CIRCULATING LIBRARIES

1801-1825

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ABERGAVENNY mom Watkins' Circulating Library 1801 [John Cheese Watkins]
1801-38.
BATH som Boner's Circulating Library 1801 [Charles Boner]
- 1805.
BLANDFORD FORUM dor Shipp's Circulating Library 1801 [John Shipp]
-1830? Label in John Johnson. Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 21 September, 1801.
DERBY der Wilkins' Circulating Library 1801 [George Wilkins]
Cat. 1802, Derby Mercury, 28 January, 1802; 1813, Derby Mercury, 19 August, 1813.Succeeded by son, William. Cat. 1817 (Derby PL). Derby Mercury, 20 September, 1804; 19 April, 1809; 26 August, 1813; 23 November, 1815; 6 December, 1820. BLC has imprints [1800]-1820. Wilkins was librarian to the Derby Permanent Library.
EDINBURGH edi Watson's Circulating Library 1801 [James Watson]
GATESHEAD dur Marshall's Circulating Library 1801 [John Marshall]
1801-31. Cat. [1825?] Newcastle PL. Opened a branch in Newcastle in 1810. Newcastle Advertiser, 26 December, 1801. Tyne Mercury, 17 August, 1802.
GOSPORT ham Crickshank & Johnson's Circulating Library 1801 [? Cruickshank & W. Johnson]
Portsmouth Gazette, 16 November, 1801.
LINCOLN lin Brooke's Circulating Library 1801 [William Brooke]
- 1842. Cat. 1801 (Lincoln PL). Also referred to as Brookes. Library History, vi,2, p. 34.
LIVERPOOL lan Union News Room 1801
Also known as the Union Library. Still going in 1848. Cat. 1806 (Manchester PL).
STOCKTON-ON-TEES dur Appleton's Circulating Library 1801 [William Appleton]
York Herald, 10 January, 1801. Also had a library in Darlington.
BRISTOL glo Bird's Circulating Library 1801? [Mary Bird]
Listed in Mathews, Bristol Directory, 1831. Listed in Pigot's National Commercial Directory 1830
CORK cor Cherry's Circulating Library 1801? [George Cherry]
Cork Advertiser, 28 February, 1801.
LONDON msx Parsons' Circulating Libraryary 1801? [J. Parsons & Son]
BBTI.
NORWICH nor Hunnock's Circulating Library 1801? [Henry Hunnock]
BBTI.
STAMFORD lin Drakard's Circulating Library 1801? [John Drakard]
- 1823.
UPPINGHAM rut Drakard's Circulating Library 1801? [John Drakard]
Also in Stamford.
WESTMINSTER msx Spark's Circulating Library 1801? [Alexander Spark]
BBTI.
ALNWICK nob Davison's Circulating Library 1802 [William Davison]
1802-58.
ALNWICK nob Graham's Circulating Library 1802 [Joseph Graham II]
1802-38.
BRISTOL glo Philpott's Circulating Library 1802 [John Philpott]
Cat. 1802 (Cambridge UL).
BURY ST EDMUNDS suf Deck's Circulating Library 1802 [John Deck]
- 1855.
CAMBERWELL sur Pinkham's Circulating Library 1802 [Mrs Elisha Pinkham]
- 1809. BBTI.
CHATHAM ken Townson's Circulating Library 1802 [Charles Townson]
-1826. BBTI.
DROGHEDA lou Hanvey's Circulating Library 1802 [James Hanvey]
Drogheda Newsletter, 8 June, 1802.
DROGHEDA lou Mitchell's Circulating Library 1802 [John Mitchell]
Drogheda Newsletter, 21 September, 1802, 10 December, 1805.
GREENWICH ken Reynolds' Circulating Library 1802 [F.F. Reynolds]
BBTI.
HAY-ON-WYE bre Kellett's Circulating Library 1802 [C.W. Kellett]
- 1808.
HEREFORD hef Wright's Circulating Library 1802 [Edwin G. Wright]
BBTI.
IPSWICH suf Raw's Circulating Library 1802 [John Raw]
- 1834. Sold his business in 1834 to Frederick Pawsey. Tony Copsey, Book Distribution & Printing in Suffolk 1534-1850, 1994. Listed in Pigot's National Commercial Directory 1830
LIMERICK lim McAuliff's Circulating Library 1802 [John & Thomas McAuliff]
- 1805. Listed in Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland, 1847.
LYMINGTON ham Coleman's Circulating Library 1802 [C.J. Coleman]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 11 October, 1802.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE nob Finlay's Circulating Library 1802 [David Finlay]
SALISBURY wil Guest's Circulating Library 1802 [Thomas R. Guest]
- 1819. Succeeded by Margaret Guest.
SOUTHEND ess Youngman's Circulating Library 1802 [P. Youngman]
Also ran a library in Maldon. Chelmsford Chronicle, 5 March, 1802.
WINCHESTER ham Burdon's Circulating Library 1802 [Charles & Thomas Burdon]
WINCHESTER ham Jacob's Circulating Library 1802 [William Jacob]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 11 January, 1802.
WINCHESTER ham Sinclair's Circulating Library 1802 [John Sinclair]
Succeeded Thomas Blagden.
WORKINGTON cum Borrowdale's Circulating Library 1802 [William Borrowdale]
1802-42. Cumberland Pacquet, 14 May, 1805. BLC has 1805 imprint.
BRISTOL glo Barry's Circulating Library 1802? [Bartholomew Barry]
Cat. [1830?] - RB.23.a.12810. Listed in Mathews, Bristol Directory, 1825; also 1831. Listed in Pigot's National Commercial Directory 1830. Succeeded by Light & Ridler.
CHELSEA msx Nutley's Circulating Library 1802? [George Nutley]
Holden, 1802. Formerly in Kensington.
COVENTRY war Bowen's Circulating Library 1802? [Mrs M. Bowen]
Coventry Mercury, 27 September, 1802.
EDINBURGH edi Baird's Circulating Library 1802? [William Baird]
- 1806?
EDINBURGH edi Buchanan's Circulating Library 1802? [John Buchanan]
- 1810?
LONDON msx Haviland's Circulating Library 1802? [Thomas Haviland]
Succeeded John Haviland. Listed in Pigot's London & Provincial New Commercial Directory for 1826-7. Moved to Edgware Road in 1822; Bryanston Square, 1826.
LONDON msx Tabart's Circulating Library 1802? [Benjamin Tabart]
BBTI.
MANCHESTER lan Thomson's Circulating Library 1802? [Ebenezer Thomson]
- 1825. Cat. 1808 (Manchester PL). Baines' Directory of Lancaster, 1824-25.
NORWICH nor Payne's Circulating Library 1802? [John W.H. Payne]
- 1809.
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