The British book trades 1784-1811: a tabulation of national directories
Localities: C
| 1785 Pendred [& 1784 Bailey] | 1792-98 Universal British Directory | 1811 Holden's Directory |
| Caernarvon, Wales | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Roberts, printer | Green, Margaret, circulating library | Roberts, Thomas, printer & bookseller |
| Caistor, Lincolnshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Booth, [Richard,] stationer | Booth, Richard, bookseller | Not in 1811 |
| Calne, Wiltshire | Pop. 1801: 3767 | Pop. 1811: 3547 |
| Not in 1784/5 | Bailey, William, printer & stationer Hayward, George, [wool?] card maker Strong, Joseph, [wool?] card maker |
Baily, William, stationer |
| Cambridge | Pop. 1801: 10,087 | Pop. 1811: 11108 |
| Archdeacon, [John,] printer to the University Baldrey, printseller & drawing-master, Trompington Street Cooper, [William,] stationer, Market Hill Cowper, [William,] bookseller, Market Hill Deighton, [John,] bookseller, near the Senate House Hodson, [Francis,] printer, Trompington Street. Printer of the Cambridge Chronicle & Journal Merrill, John & Joseph, booksellers & stationers, Trompington Street Nicholson, [John,], bookseller, Trompington Street |
Archdeacon, John, printer to the University Burgess, printer Betson, Richard, Trinity library keeper Bowtell, John, bookseller Cowper, William, bookseller Dickerson, Edmund, bookseller Gee, Joseph, bookseller Hodson, Francis, printer Jennings, Miss, bookseller Jackson, James, bookseller Lunn, W.H., bookseller Marshall, John, library keeper Merrill, John, alderman & bookseller Nicholson, John, senior, bookseller Nicholson, John junior, bookseller Pratt, Widow, music seller Page, William, bookbinder |
Barrett, Thomas, bookseller, Trinity Street Bowtell, John, bookbinder, Trinity Street Bowtell, John junior, bookbinder, dealer in minerals &c, All Saints Passage Deighton, John, Bible warehouse, Trinity Street Gee, Joseph, bookseller & stationer, Market Hill Harraden, picture seller, Saint Mary's Passage Hodson, Francis, printer & medicine warehouse, Trinity Street Jones, D.V., printseller, carver & golder, Market Hill Marshall, University librarian & stamp office, Trinity Street Metcalfe, printer, King Street Nicholson, John, bookseller, Trinity Street Page, bookseller &c. Market Street Sharpe, stationer, Saint John's Street Smith, John, University printing office, Silver Street Ventris, W.R., newspaper dealer, Bennet Street Wright, Edward, taylor & religious tract depository, Market Street |
| Canterbury, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Flackton & Marrable, stationers, High Street [Greball, Alan, stationer] Simmons & Kirkby, booksellers & printers of Kentish Gazette Simmons, distributor of stamps for east Kent Smith, T[homas], printer & bookseller, High Street. Printer of Canterbury Journal Stains, Richard, paper hanger, High Street |
Bristow, William, bookseller Flackton, Marrable & Claris, stationers Grove, Joseph, printer Simmons, Kirkby & Jones, printers, booksellers , stationers & agents to Phoenix Fire Office |
Not in 1811, entries from 1809: Atkins, John, bookseller, Burgate Street Cowtan & Colegate, printers, booksellers & stationers, Parade Hayward, Robert, bookbinder, Burgate Street Kingsford, William & Thomas, paper manufacturers & millers, Barton Mill Marsh, William, bookseller & stationer, Palace Street Rouse, Kirkby & Lawrence, booksellers & circulating library, Saint George's Street Saffery, James, bookseller, stationer & music seller, Sun Street |
| Cardiff, Glamorganshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in 1784/5 | Bird, John, printer, bookseller & binder, clerk to the Earle of Bute, Agent to the Bristol Fire Office, Bristol Tontines &c | Bird, John jun., printer & bookseller |
| Cardigan, Wales | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in 1784/5 | Not in 1792-98 | Lewis, Caleb, bookseller, stationer & agent to Phoenix Fire Office |
| Carlisle, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: 9415 | Pop. 1811: 12531 |
| Hodgings, Printer | Hodgson, William, stationer Jollie, Francis, printer & bookseller Smith, Launcelot, stationer & printer |
Harrison, M., bookseller, Market Place Henderson, Alfred, printer & c, Market Place Jollie & Sons, booksellers, Market Place Scott, B., printer & bookseller, Market Place |
| Carlow, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Kinnier, printer | Not in 1792-98 | Not in 1811 |
| Carmathen, Wales | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Ross, printer | Daniel, John, printer, bookseller & stationer Ross, J., printer, bookseller & stationer |
Daniel, John, printer & bookseller Downes & Co., library, King Street Evans, John, printer & bookseller Harris, Jonathan, printer, King Street |
| Castle Rising, Norfolk | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Lewis, John, papermaker | Not in 1811 |
| Cerne, Dorset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Wiltshire, John, boookseller | Wiltshire, John, printer & stationer |
| Chard Somerset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Gent, J., [wool?] card maker | Not in 1811 |
| Charing, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Humphrey, [John,] bookseller & stationer | None in 1792-98 | Not in 1811 |
| Chatham, Kent | Pop. 1801: 12940 | Pop. 1811: |
| Gillman, [Webster,] bookseller & stationer [Townson, Charles, bookseller & stationer] |
Gillman & Co., printers & stationers Townsend, Charles, stationer |
Not in 1811, entries from 1809: Etherington, Ambrose, stationer, High Street Fry, J., engraver, Saint Margaret's Bank Townson, C.W., bookseller |
| Cheadle, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | None in 1792-98 | Horn & Pritchard, stationers &c |
| Chelmsford, Essex | Pop. 1801: 3755 | Pop. 1811: 4649 |
| Clachar & Co., printers in general Stanes, [William,] bookseller & stationer |
Clachar, William , bookseller, printer, bookbinder, distributor of stamps, agent for Sun Fire Office, appraiser & auctioneer, at the Medicinal Warehouse and Public Library Stands, William, bookseller & agent to Royal Exchange Assurance Office |
Kelham & Co., printing office Kelham, Henry, bookseller Stanes, R.C., bookseller |
| Chelsea, Middlesex | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Brownley, Willam, engraver Bower, Mr., paper manufacturer Giffard, William, printer Joliff, Mr., bookseller Legatt, Francis, engraver Peatne, Thomas, paper stainer Schiavonett & Testolin, engravers Wood, Richard, paper stainer |
Not in 1811 |
| Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Pop. 1801: 3076 | Pop. 1811: 8325 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Harward, Samuel, printer & bookseller | Not in 1811 |
| Chepstow, Monmouthshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Jane, John, bookbinder Jenkins, Samuel, papermaker & maltster |
Hollis, S., papermaker Keilby, M., stationer Reece, Thomas, papermaker Rogers, Samuel, bookseller Townsend & Co., papermakers Wanew, Jane & Co., papermakers |
| Chertsey, Surrey | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Wetton, R., bookseller, stationer, printer & bookbinder, vender of patent medicines & distributor of stamps, at his circulating library | Wetton, Robert, stationer |
| Chesham, Buckinghamshire | Pop. 1801: 3969 | Pop. 1811: 4441 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Curtis, Thomas, papermaker Elliott, papermaker Sleap, James, stationer & bookseller Sexton, Edward, stationer, bookseller & binder |
Not in 1811 |
| Chester, Cheshire | Pop. 1801: 15052 | Pop. 1811: 16140 |
| Bage, [Joseph,] papermaker, Bridge Broster, [Peter,] printer & bookseller, [Exchange] Bulkley, [George,] bookseller, Bridge Street Fletcher, J., printer of Chester Chronicle Hunter, [James,] engraver, Eastgate Street Monk, J[ohn], printer of Adams's Weekly Courant, Newgate Street Pool, [John,] printer & bookseller, [Eastgate Street] Read & Huxley, printers, Foregate Street |
Badge, Joseph, papermaker, Lower Bridge Street Bozeley, Mr., papermaker, Bridge Broster, Peter, bookseller & printer, Exchange Bulkley, G., bookseller, Higher Bridge Street Chivers, John, writing stationer, Eastgate Street Fletcher, John, printer, Forgate Street Haswell, George, staymaker & paper hanging manufacturer, Newgate Street Hunter, James, engraver, City Walls Huxley, Thomas, writing stationer, Watergate Street Leadbeater, C., bookseller, Eastgate Street Leister, Wiliam, bookseller & stationer, Eastgate Street Monk, Mr., printer, Newgate Street Monsdale, Ann, circulating library, Higher Bridge Street Murray & Stuart, engravers, Warburgh's Lane Poole, John, bookseller & stationer, Eastgate Street Read, Mr., printer, Forgate Street Roberts, J., bookseller, Higher Bridge Street Taylor, Richard, music seller & toyshop, Watergate Street There are two news-papers published weekly, one on Tuesday morning and the other on Friday morning. The publishers of both papers have news-men who go into all the adjacent counties, and parcels are taken in at the printing offices. |
Bage, Joseph & Son, paper manufacturers, Bridge Street Broster & Son, booksellers, Exchange Bulkley, George, bookseller, Bridge Street Row Crane, T., bookseller, Eastgate Street Fletcher, printer of Chester Courant, Eastgate Street Jones, W.C., printer [no address] Leadbeater, C.W., bookseller, Eastgate Street Row Monk, J., printer, Newgate Street Poole, Thomas, bookseller, Eastgate Street Row Testi, J., printseller, Northgate Street Walker, John, bookseller, Bridge Street |
| Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 4476 |
| Bradley, printer | Bradley, Job, postmaster, printer, bookseller & agent to the Liverpool Insurance Office White, Thomas, bookseller & stationer |
Bradley, Rebecca, printer, bookseller & c, Post Office, High Street Ford, John, bookseller & stationer, Shambles |
| Chichester, Sussex | Pop. 1801: 4752 | Pop. 1811: 6245 |
| Andrews, [William,] printer & bookseller Humphrey, [Philip,] bookseller & stationer Jaques, [Dennet,] printer [of the Chichester Journal & Hampshire Chronicle] Jaques, [Charles,] [watchmaker, silversmith,] bookseller, stationer & printseller [& druggist, agent to the Royal Exchange Insurance office] |
Humphry, P., bookseller & stationer Jaques, Charles, watchmaker, silversmith, bookseller & stationer Seagrove, Joseph, printer |
Humphrey, Phillip, circulating library Mason, William, printer Smither, William, bookseller |
| Chippenham, Wiltshire | Pop. 1801: 3366 | Pop. 1811: 3410 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Angel, William, bookseller, stationer & linen draper Ashmead, D., maltster & [wool?] card maker Coombs, James Morris, organist, music master, printer, bookseller & stationer Long, William, [wool?] card maker Powell, stationer |
Coombs, J.M., printer &c Sandy, John, printer &c |
| Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire | Pop. 1801: 2200 | Pop. 1811: 2331 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Osmond, John, bookseller | Osman, John, bookseller Smith, G.M., printer & stationer |
| Chorley, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Astley, Benjamin, paper merchant & grocer Bibby, William, stationer & linen & woollen draper Duxbury, John [calico?] print cutter Holt, Aaron, pattern drawer & [calico?] print cutter Holt, Elias, pattern drawer & [calico?] print cutter Leigh, Edward, pattern drawer & [calico?] print cutter |
Bibby, William, linendraper & stationer |
| Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Pop. 1801: 4130 | Pop. 1811: 4540 |
| Rudder, [Samuel,] draper & printer Stevens, [Timothy,] bookseller & stationer |
Rudder, Samuel, printer Stevens, Timothy, bookseller |
Chavasse, Harry, bookseller & stationer Stevens & Watkins, printers, booksellers & stationers |
| Cleobury, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Stevens, James, paper manufacturer | Not in 1811 |
| Clitheroe, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Hyde, [John,] bookseller | None in 1792-98 | Not in 1811 |
| Clonmell, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Collins, printer | Not in 1792-98 | Not in 1811 |
| Cockermouth, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 2964 |
| Benson, [John] & Co., papermakers | Walker, Robert, bookseller | Harden, Joseph, papermaker |
| Colchester, Essex | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 12544 |
| Fenno, [John,] printer, High Street Gibbs, [Samuel,] bookseller & stamp office Keymer, [William,] printer & bookseller, High Street Smythies, Francis, Esq., attorney at law and head distributor of stamps [and Town Clerk] |
Dunthorne, James junior, printseller Fenno, John, printer & bookseller Keymer, William & Son, printers & booksellers Lawrence, William, music seller Lince, Marfee, [wool?] card maker |
Keymer, William, printer &c, High Street Marsden, Isaac, printer &c, High Street Thorn, Henry, rag merchant, High Street |
| Colebrookdale, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in 1792-98 | Smith, William, bookseller & printer, Market Place |
| Coleraine, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in 1792-98 | Dunlop, David, stationer, Diamond Gardner, Charles, printer, Church Street Gordon & Co., stationers, Bridge Street Harshaw, Matthew, bookseller & lottery office keeper, Church Street |
| Colne, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Alexander, Robert, bookseller Morrell, Joseph, stationer |
Earnshaw, H., printer, bookseller &c |
| Colyton, Devon | Pop. 1801: 1641 | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Mathew, papermaker Morgan, papermaker |
Morgan, John, papermaker, proprietor of two mills in Colyton |
| Congleton, Cheshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Dean, James & Son, printers & booksellers | Dean, John, stationer Drakeford, William, paper mill |
| Cork, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Baldwin, printer of Volunteer Journal Flyn, printer of Hibernian Chronicle Knight, printer of Cork Evening Post Sullivan, printer |
Not in 1792-98 | Advertiser Newspaper Office (published on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday), Patrick Street Bolster, John, printer, Fish Street Connor, John, printer, Grand Parade Comerford, Peter, [wool?] card maker, Duncan Street Denmead, Henry, bookseller, Patrick Street Edwards & Savage, booksellers, Castle Street Every & Oded, booksellers, Patrick Street Fanning, C., paper manufacturer, Patrick Street Fitzgerald, James, papermaker, Bachelors Quay Goold, bookseller & stationer, George's Street Green,J., engraver & copperplate printer, Patrick Street Grey, J., engraver & copperplate printer, Paul Street Haly, James, bookseller, printer &c, No[rth] Main Street Kirner, Simon, printseller, Patrick Street Massey, Hugh, account book manufacturer, Castle Street Matthews, M., book & printseller, Patrick Street M'Auliffe, Mary, bookseller, Patrick Street Mercantile Newspaper Office, Patrick Street New Cork Evening Post Newspaper Office, Castle Street Noble & Byrne, paperhanging manufacturers, Coach Street Nugent, card maker, Duncan Street O'Hara & Co., stationers, Patrick Street Phair, William & Son, paper manufacturers, North Main Street Purcell, Edward, bookseller &c, Mardyke Street Smith, P., professor & seller of music, Patrick Street Smith, W. & J., paper stainers, Grand Parade Southern Reporter Newspaper Office (published on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) D.G.Murphy, proprietor, Patrick Street Sullivan, B., paper manufacturer, North Main Street Tatham, George, part proprietor of the Advertiser, Patrick Street West, William, Hibernian Printing Office & juvenile publication warehouse, Nelson Place White & Shelborne, paper manufacturers, Castle Street Whitney, Thomas, bookbinder, Paul Street |
| Coventry, Warwickshire | Pop. 1801: 16034 | Pop. 1811: 17923 |
| Bird, R[ichard], printer of Coventry Mercury and bookseller, High Street Luckman, [Thomas,] printer & bookseller, Cross Cheaping |
Ayton, Richard, parchment maker Bayley, Samuel, bookseller Jopson, Miss, bookseller & stationer Kevett, Isaac, parchment maker Luckman, Mary, printer, bookseller &c Merridew, Nathaniel, bookseller & stationer Milton, John, engraver Parker, Elizabeth & Co., booksellers & stationers Piercy, J.W., printer, bookseller & stationer Rollason, Noah, printer, bookseller & stationer |
Brown, Samuel, engraver, Spon Street Kevitt, Isaac & Abel, parchment & glue manufacturers, Spon Street Merridew, N., bookseller &c, Cross Cheaping Owen, M. & E., circulating library, High Street Pratt, Richard, bookseller &c, Cross Cheaping Rollason, N. & W., printers of Coventry Mercuary, High Street Turner, T., printer & bookseller, High Street Wall, James, grocer & paper dealer, Broadgate |
| Cowbridge, Wales | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Adams, printer | None in 1792-98 | None in 1811 |
| Cowes, Isle of Wight | See West Cowes | |
| Cranbrook, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Couchman, [Matthew, ironmonger &] stationer | Waters, Samuel, printer | Reader, Samuel, bookseller & stationer Waters, Samuel, printer |
| Crayford, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Pine, James, print cutter [for calico printers?] & shopkeeper | None in 1811 |
| Crewkerne, Somerset | Pop. 1801: 2576 | Pop. 1811: 3021 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Joliffe, Samuel, printer | Joliffe, Samuel, stationer & druggist |
| Croydon, Surrey | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Harding, Timothy, printer, bookseller & stationer Wildgoose, George, stationer |
Not in 1811 |
| Cupar, Fife | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in 1784-5 | Not in 1792-98 | Arnott, John, bookseller & printer Henderson, Walter, bookseller & stationer Tullis, Robert, bookseller & printer |
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