The British book trades 1784-1811: a tabulation of national directories
Localities: P
| 1785 Pendred [& 1784 Bailey] | 1792-98 Universal British Directory | 1811 Holden's Directory |
| Paisley | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in 1792-9 | Auld, Thomas junior, bookseller, Cross Blakie, Andrew, engraver, Cross Brownlee, William, publisher, Wellmeadow Street Condie, James, bookbinder, Moss Street Crichton, Hugh, bookseller, Old Bridge Cuthbertson, G., bookseller & stationer, Cross Fowler, Joseph, stationer, Gauze Street Logan, James, bookseller, Tontine Buildings Millar, John, bookseller, Castle Street M'Arthur, James, bookseller & stationer, Cross Neilson, John, printer, Causeyside Scott,Malcolm, print cutter, Moss Street Scott, James, bookseller & publisher, Causeyside Weir, John, bookseller & stationer, Cross Yarmouth, James, bookbinder, Cross Young, Stephen printer, High Street Young, Andrew, printer, High Street |
| Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Wilmot, George, bookseller Wilmot, William printer |
Wilmot, William, bookseller & stationer |
| Penrith, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Bell, Ann, printer Soulby, John, stationer Soulby, Anthony, statoner Weightman, Andrew, stationer &c |
Bell, Ann, stationer Brown, John, stationer Lough, John, stationer Soulby, Anthony, printer &c Soulby, Matthew, stationer |
| Penryn, Cornwall | Pop. 1801: 2324 | Pop. 1811: 2713 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Leverton, James, stationer Tucker, William, bookbinder & paper factor |
Dixon, James, stationer Pearce, Thomas, stationer Rowe, Richard, papermaker Tucker, William, papermaker |
| Pentonville, Middlesex | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 [in London] | Baker, Joseph, engraver Bolton, Samuel, printer, bookseller & binder Brown, Richard, paperhanger Cheyne, Charles, stationer Farquar, Robert, printer Hawksworth, Joseph, engraver Middelton, pencil manufacturer Page, John, engraver Parradice, Joseph, bookseller Playtor, James, engraver Robinson, George, bookseller Smith, Thomas Berkley, paperhanger & print manufacturer Speare, John, bookseller Turner, James, bookseller Winfield, William, pocket book maker |
Not in 1811 [in London] |
| Penzance, Cornwall | Pop. 1801: 3382 | Pop. 1811: 4022 |
| Vigus, printer | Hewert, John sen., stationer Hewett, John jun., stationer |
Not in 1811 |
| Pershore, Worcestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Smith, Susannah, bookseller | Roberts, Thomas, bookseller &c |
| Perth, Perthshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in 1792-98 | Anderson, John, music seller Hill, Thomas, stationer & music seller M'Donald, John, bookseller Mitchel, C. & Co., publishers of the Encyclopedia Perthensis Morrison, Robert, printer Morrison, James, bookseller Peat, David, bookseller |
| Peterborough, Northamptonshire | Pop. 1801: 3924 | Pop. 1811: 4285 |
| Jacobs, printer | Horden, John, bookseller & stationer Jacob, James, printer |
1811 |
| Petworth, Sussex | Pop. 1801: 2264 | Pop. 1811: 2459 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Goldring, Sarah, bookseller | Not in 1811 |
| Pickering, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | None in 1792-9 | Nicholas, James, paper manufacturer, Ellerburne |
| Plymouth, Devon | Pop. 1801: 16040 | Pop. 1811: 20803 |
| Noble, printer Trueman & Haydon, printers, Pike Street Weatherly, [Robert,] printer |
Barniell, Richard, bookseller, stationer & bookbinder Darby, William, papermaker Haydon, Benjamin, printer, bookbinder & stationer Hill, W., bookbinder & stationer M'Clellan, John, papermaker Nettleton, Philip, printer & stationer Richards, J., stationer & stamp office Roach, John, bookbinder Tucker, John, papermaker Wills, Edward, stationer |
Holden's 1811 directory reprints Plymouth entries from the 1809 edition without street numbers, supplied here within brackets. Barnacle, J.F., stationer &c, [18,] Market Street Bowden, Thomas, bookseller, [2,] Pike Street Browne, Richard, stationer, [13,] Frankfort Street Busvine, James, bookseller, opposite Guildhall Gibson, John, publisher & bookbinder, [7,] Frankfort Street Gray, William, bookseller, Stonehouse Haydon & Co., booksellers & printers, Market Place Holmden, Robert, bookseller, Chapel Street, Limehouse Huss, Thomas, stationer, Chapel Street, Stonehouse Huss, H., music seller, Chapel Street, Stonehouse Jackson, Joseph, bookseller, Lower Broad Street Macey, John, bookseller, Britton Side Nettleton, Peter, printer & stationer, [57,] Market Street Netharton, W., intelligence office, [23,] Frankfort Street Rees & Curtis, booksellers, Market Place Rogers, G., bookseller & stationer, Frankfort Place Smith, Granville, printer, [3,] Parade Wills, Edward, bookseller, [26,] Market Street |
| Plymouth Dock, Devon | Pop. 1801: 23747 | Pop. 1811: 30083 |
| Sutton, printer | Brice, Thomas, printer Clapp, Samuel, goldsmith, working jeweller & engraver Congdon, Lazarus, stationer & printer Dillin, Robert, working jeweller, goldsmith & engraver Drew, John, stationer & bookbinder Fraser, James, stationer & bookbinder Hayden, John, printer, stationer & bookbinder Hoxland, Edward, stationer & printer Richardson, Adnam, bookseller & hardwareman |
Holden's 1811 directory reprints Plymouth Dock entries from the 1809 edition without street numbers, supplied here within brackets. Curtis & Rees, bookseller, [27,] George Street Cock, Samuel, stationer [no address] Cohen, Esther, pen & quill manufacturer & dealing wax maker, [101, James Street] Condon, Lazarus, printer & stationer, at Telegraph office Hoxland, Edward, stationer [no address] Johns, James, printer, stationer & bookseller [no address] Phelps, Thomas, printer & stationer [no address] Platt, Joseph, printer, bookbinder &c, [4,] Duke Street Roach, John, stationer & bookseller, [5,] Georges Street Sandford, George, bookseller, [41,] St Aubyn Street |
| Pocklington, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Brown, John, bookbinder & stationer | Not in 1811 |
| Pontefract, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Lydney, [John,] bookseller [& liquorice merchant] | Fox, bookbinder Lindbys, stationer Osbourn, stationer |
Birkinshaw, George, rag merchant Fox, John, printer & bookseller Osborn, Ann, bookseller |
| Poole, Dorset | Pop. 1801: 4761 | Pop. 1811: 4816 |
| 1785 | Ledgard, Richard, merchant, ropemaker & stationer Moore, Joseph, printer, bookseller & stationer Rule, Jane, printer, bookseller & stationer |
Moore, Joseph, bookseller |
| Port Glasgow, Scotland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in 1792-98 | Gemmell, Robert, stationer, Dunlop's Head M'Dowall, Mrs., bookseller, Fore Street |
| Portsea, Hampshire | Pop. 1801: 25387 | Pop. 1811:34484 |
| 1785 | Blake, Arthur, rag merchant Colley, Thomas, engraver Grist, Edward, rag mechant Grist, James, stationer & wine merchant Harding, James, stationer Levi, Elias, engraver Smith, William, stationer & binder Tracey, William, grocer & stationer Whitewood, Thomas, stationer |
[some entries in common with Portsmouth] Goist, J., bookseller & stationer, Queen Street Holloingsworth, W., bookseller, High Street Horsey, J., bookseller, Queen Street Lea & Son, booksellers, Broad Street Levy, J., engraver, Cross Street Luscombe, George, bookseller, High Street Mills, S., bookseller, High Street Metley, J.E., printer of the Portsmouth newspaper, High Street Whitewood & Sons, booksellers & stationers, Queen Street Woodward, William, printer, Common Hard Woodward, W., bookseller, Common Hard |
| Portsmouth, Hampshire | Pop. 1801: 7839 | Pop. 1811: 8401 |
| Harding, [John,] bookseller Mottley, [James,] bookseller Mowbray, W., printer of Hampshire Chronicle |
Donaldson, William, distributor of stamps, bookseller, stationer, printer &c. Frazer, David, stationer Mottley, James, stationer Mowbray, Walter, printer |
[some entries in common with Portsea] Binstead, E., printer, Saint Thomas Street Frazer, D., bookseller, High Street Hollingsworth, W., bookseller, High Street Luscombe, George, bookseller &c, High Street Macdonald, bookseller &c, Broad Street Mills, S., bookseller, High Street Motley, J.C., printer of the Portsmouth newspaper, High Street |
| Prescott, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: 17152 | Pop. 1811: 19738 |
| Taylor, printer | Taylor, Thomas, stationer & binder | Ducker, Anthony, printer Taylor, Thomas, printer |
| Preston, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: 12174 | Pop. 1811: 17360 |
| Binns, [Nathan,] stationer & bookseller Sergeant, [Elizabeth,], printer & bookseller |
Binns, Nathaniel, printer, bookseller & stationer Sergent, Elizabeth, bookseller & printer Walker, Thomas, bookseller |
Addison, William, printer &c., Church Street, agent to the Globe Insurance Office, London Ackroyd, Richard, bookseller & stationer, Friar Gate Croft, Thomas, printer & stationer, Market Place Sharrock, Mary, grocer & bookseller, Friar Gate Walker, Thomas, printer & bookseller, [no address] Wilcockson, Isaac, printer & bookseller, Fisher Gate, agent to the Eagle Fire Office |
| Putney, Surrey | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Smith, William, engraver | Not in 1811 |
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