The British book trades 1784-1811: a tabulation of national directories
Localities: S
| 1785 Pendred [& 1784 Bailey] | 1792-98 Universal British Directory | 1811 Holden's Directory |
| Saddleworth, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Wrigley, William, stationer | Lees, James, bookseller & auctioneer, Delph |
| Saffron Walden, Essex | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Payne, Cole, stationer & bookseller Wallis, John, printseller & agent to lottery office |
| Saint Albans, Hertfordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 3653 |
| Mason, distributor of stamps Nash, [Job,] stationer Staples, bookseller & stationer |
Nash, Job, stationer Vivares, Francis, engraver |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Saint Austell, Cornwall | Pop. 1801: 3788 | Pop. 1811: 3686 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Pomeroy, Walter sen., bookseller, stationer & scrivener | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire | Pop. 1801: 2099 | Pop. 1811: 2426 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Croft, Peter, stationer | Croft, N.C., printer Townsend, Charles, stationer |
| Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire | Pop. 1801: 1752 | Pop. 1811: 1988 |
| Sharp, [James,] bookseller & stationer | Sharp, James Carter, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Saintfield, Down, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Anderson, William, bookseller & stationer, Patrick Street |
| Salisbury, Wiltshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 8243 |
| Easton, [Edward,] bookseller [Collins &] Johnson, J., printer of Salisbury & Winchester Gazette and bookseller Kendall, [Charles,] bookseller & printer [Spragg, Robert, [wool?] card maker] Wilks, [Richard,] printer & stationer |
Banks, James & Henry, music sellers Collins, B.C., printer & bookseller Easton, Edward, bookseller & stationer Easton, James, bookseller & stationer Gilmour, Andrew, bookbinder Hambleton, Thomas, parchment maker Hucklebridge, John & William, printers & booksellers Humphrey, Edward, parchment maker Wilkes, Richard, printer, bookseller & stationer |
Easton, James, bookseller & printer Fellowes, C., bookseller & printer Guest, T., circulating library, High Street Wilks, R., printer & bookseller |
| Sandwich, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| [Cocking, Francis, grocer & bookseller] | Cocking, Francis & Son, grocers, druggists, booksellers &c. | Marbrook, John, bookbinder |
| Saxmundham, Suffolk | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Knight, [John,] bookseller & distributor of stamps | None in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Scarborough, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 7067 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Pickering, John, printer Schofield, James, bookseller |
Ainsworth, William, bookseller &c Broadrick, George, printer Todd, - , printer |
| Settle, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Banks, Richard, pocket book maker Jackson, John, stationer Salmon, Henry & Thomas, papermakers |
Salmon, Henry, papermaker |
| Sevenoaks, Kent | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Clout, [Thomas,] bookseller & stationer | None in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Shaftesbury, Dorset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 2635 |
| England, [William,] bookseller & stationer | Adams, Thomas, bookseller Short, Thomas, bookseller |
Adams, Thomas, bookseller Beal, W., stationer Hurd, bookseller & stationer Oram, James, bookseller |
| Sheffield, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: 45755 | Pop. 1811: 53231 |
| [Jacobs, Richard, engraver, Burgess Street] [Simmons, Samuel, stationer, Market Place] Ward, W., printer of Sheffield Public Advertiser and bookseller, Market Street |
Gales, A. & E., booksellers &c. Harris, Thomas, engraver James, Rice, bookseller & stationer Jennings, John, bookseller Lindley, Thomas, circulating library Mather, William, music seller Mekin, Joseph, engravers tool maker Montgomery, James, printer Northall, John, printer & bookseller Pierson, Thomas, bookseller &c. Ridgard & Bennet, booksellers &c. Smith, John, bookseller Tompkin, Samuel, engraver |
Gale, A. & E., booksellers, Hart's Head Hoult, John, papermaker, Wadsley Bridge Mappan, J., engraver, Arundel Street Montgomery, James, printer, Hart's Head Pearson, Thomas, stationer, [no address] Ridgard, E., bookseller, High Street Smith, engraver, Carver Street Spencer & Co., engravers & manufacturers of cast iron stove ornaments &c., Sycamore Street Stevenson, J.D., engraver, dyesinker & chaser, [no address] Todd, William, bookseller & stationer & proprietor of the Sheffield Mercury, published every Saturday, Market Place Tompkin, Samuel, engraver, Far Gate Woollen, James, stationer & bookseller, High Street |
| Shelton, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| 1784/5 | None in 1792-98 | [under Potteries] Mayer & Keeling, paper merchants Mellart, J., engraver |
| Shepton Mallett, Somerset | Pop. 1801: 5104 | Pop. 1811: 4638 |
| Cary, [James,] bookseller & printer [& hardwareman] | Carry, James, printer & bookseller Stone, John, printer & bookseller |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Sherborne, Dorset | Pop. 1801: 3159 | Pop. 1811: 3370 |
| Cruttwell, William, printer in general, printer of Sherborne Journal, and Western Advertiser Goadby, R[obert] & Co., printers of Western Flying Post; or, Sherborne & Yeovil Mercury |
Cruttwell, William, printer Goadby & Langdon, printers Hodges, William, bookseller & stationer Langdon, John, printer Penny, Elizabeth, bookseller Sayner, Thomas, stationer |
Crutwell, James, printer Hodges, William, bookseller & librarian Langdon, James, printer Penny, Elias, bookseller |
| Shifnal, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Scarrott, William, printer & bookseller | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Shrewsbury, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 18543 |
| Bishop, distributor of stamps Eddowes, [Joshua,] bookseller & printer Pryse, [Stafford,] bookseller & printer Sandford, [Philip], bookseller Wood, T[homas], printer of Shrewsbury Chronicle & bookseller |
Bowley, engraver Eddowes, Messrs, stationers Harwood, stationer Hollingsworth, engraver Morris, law stationer Pryce, Mrs., stationer Sandford, stationer Wood, T., stationer & printer |
Bowley, William, engraver, Wyle Cop Eddowes, W., printer of the Salopian Journal &c., [no address] Morris, William, printer & bookseller, Princess Street Newling, Jane, circulating library, Princess Street Newling, Thomas, stationer, High Street Pallin, James, bookseller, Castle Street Sandford, Philip, bookseller & printer, Shoplatch Saxton, John, music seller, Shoplatch Wood & Watton, booksellers & printers of the Shrewsbury Chronicle |
| Skipton, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Crowther, [Samuel,] bookseller & stationer & bailiff for the Earl of Thanet, for his Liberty of Clifton tree Garforth, [Peter,] paper manufacturer [& corn merchant] |
Garforth, Peter, papermaker | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Sleaford, Lincolnshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Thornhill, Robert, bookseller | Cropper, James, papermaker Thornhill, Robert, printer, bookseller &c |
| Sligo, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Parker, newspaper printer | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Snaith, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Thornton, Samuel, bookseller | None in Holden 1811 |
| Southam, Warwickshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Baker,[Thomas,] bookseller, stationer & [toyman] Cunningham & Linden, printers Skelton & Mills, booksellers & stationers Smith, distributor of stamps |
Makepeace, Francis, printer | Not n Holden 1811 |
| Southampton, Hampshire | Pop. 1801: 7913 | Pop. 1811: 9617 |
| 1785 to check | Skelton's Library [regulations & subscriptions p. 460] Baker, Thomas, bookseller, printer &c. Band, William, engraver Cunningham, Alexander, printer Linden, James junior, bookseller [senior, schoolmaster] Skelton, Thomas, bookseller Wellman & Hammond, music shop |
Baird, William, engraver, French Street Baker & Fletcher, booksellers & stationers, [no address] Christiana, H.F., music seller, High Street Cunningham, A., printer, French Street Fletcher & Baker, booksellers, High Street Hammond, music seller, above Bar Linden, James, bookseller, above Bar Linden, James, bookbinder, High Street Seed, Thomas Scott, engraver, High Street Skelton, Thomas, stationer &c., High Street Street, A., stationer, High Street Wellman, Francis, music seller, High Street |
| South Brent, Devon | Pop. 1801: 1032 | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Caril, John, papermaker | Not in Holden 1811 |
| South Molton, Devon | Pop. 1801: 2753 | Pop. 1811: |
| Bowden, [Robert,] bookseller Huxtable, [John,] bookseller & stationer |
Huxtable, John, stationer | Huxtable, John, stationer |
| Southwell, Nottinghamshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Croft, John, stationer | None in Holden 1811 |
| Spalding, Lincolnshire | Pop. 1801: 3296 | Pop. 1811: 4330 |
| Albin, printer | Literary Society ... formed 1712 "have a public library ... but has lost its spirit" [p. 292] Albin, Messrs J.L. & J., booksellers, stationers, printers, bookbinders &c. & Register-Office keepers Jennings, Thomas, ironmonger & stationer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Spilsby, Lincolnshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in 1792-98 | Hawe, William, stationer & printer |
| Stafford, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 4868 |
| Bentley, [Samuel,] printer Boden[, S.] & Son, printers & booksellers Ray, [George,] bookseller, stationer, [goldsmith & jeweller] |
Drewry, Joshua, printer, stationer & agent to the Phoenix Fire Office Morgan, Arthur, printer, stationer & postmaster |
1811 to check |
| Staines, Middlesex | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Brown, James, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Stamford, Lincolnshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Hargrave, printer Harwood, printer Newcomb, printer Peat, printer & bookseller |
Harrod, William, printer & stationer Howgrave, Thomas, stationer Newcomb, Richard, printer & stationer Peat, Christopher, printer |
Drakard, John, printer & stationer Newcomb & Son, printers of the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury Rooe, Matthew, stationer |
| Stirling | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Anderson, William, bookseller Ferguson, John senior, papermaker, Bridge of Allan, near this town Forman, James, bookseller M'Laren, James, bookseller M'Robie, James, papermaker, Bridge of Allan, near this town Randall, Charles, printer & bookseller |
| Stockport, Cheshire | Pop. 1801: 14830 | Pop. 1811: 17545 |
| Lowndes, [John,] bookseller [& auctioneer, Great Underbank] Raddish, [John,] bookseller & stationer, Bridge Street |
Bradley, John, music shop Heald, William, printer Reddish, John, stationer |
Clay, Thomas, bookseller, Lower Hill Gate Dawson, John, printer & bookseller, Bridge Street Dean & Co., printers & booksellers, Underbank Gill, Richard, bookseller & stationer, Lower Hill Gate Proven, James, bookseller, Middle Hill Gate |
| Stockton on Tees, Durham | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Christopher, [R.,] bookseller & printer | Atkinson, John, printer & bookseller Christopher & Jennett, printers & booksellers, stamp office & agents to the Sun Fire Office Heltus, Christopher, printer & bookseller & agent to the Phoenix Fire Office |
Appleton, John, stationer Atkinson, Mrs, grocer & bookseller Christopher & Jennet, stationers Willis, Charles, tailor & printer |
| Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Daniel, Samuel, printer of Staffordshire ware [i.e. transfer printer] | Hargreaves, Robert, printer Thornton, Samuel, bookbinder & stationer [under Potteries:] Shaw, Richard, corn, cheese, paper & rag merchant |
| Stokesley, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Pratt, William, printer & stationer |
| Stone, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Moore, John, stationer |
| Stonehouse, Devon | Pop. 1801: 3407 | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Huss, Thomas, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Stoney Stratford, Buckinghamshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Elmes, Mark, schoolmaster & stationer | Hunt, Joseph, stationer |
| Stourbridge, Worcestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | West, John, printer, bookseller & stationer | Heming, Joseph, bookseller & printer, High Street Parish, John, glass cutter & [glass?] engraver Rollason, Joseph, bookseller & printer, High Street |
| Stourport, Worcestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Nicholson, George, printer, bookseller & stationer, Bridge Street |
| Stowmarket, Suffolk | Pop. 1801: 1881 | Pop. 1811: 2113 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Stow, Elizabeth, bookseller | Woolley, Thomas, bookseller & printer |
| Strabane, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Bligh, printer | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Cleaver, [Thomas,] bookseller & stationer Keeting, [James,] printer & receiver of stamp duties |
Morris, George William, bookseller, stationer, printer & stamp office Walford, Mrs., bookseller & stationer Wilkes, Edward, bookseller & printer |
Perry, John, bookseller Ward, James, law stationer |
| Stroud, Gloucestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| None in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Jenner, Samuel, stationer Ward, John, papermaker, Vatch Mill Wilson, W.S., printer & stationer, Stroud |
| Sudbury, Suffolk | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 3471 |
| Brackett, [William,] bookseller, binder & stationer | Brackett, William, printer &c. Riley, J.H., bookbinder |
1811 |
| Sunderland, Durham | Pop. 1801: 24998 | Pop. 1811: 25821 |
| none in Bailey 1784 | Gill, Robert, stationer Graham, James, printer &c. Reed, Thomas, printer & bookseller Thorne, Nathaniel, bookbinder |
Graham, James, printer, High Street Jones, John, bookseller & stationer, High Street Kidd, P., printer, bookseller & stationer, Low Street Monro, bookseller, Bishop Wearmouth Reed, Thomas, printer, bookseller, stationer & lottery agent, High Street Summers & Young, printers, booksellers & stationers, High Street Weatherburn, Hannah, bookseller & stationer, Bishop Wearmouth |
| Swaffham, Norfolk | Pop. 1801: 2220 | Pop. 1811: 2350 |
| Fortin, [Thomas, ironmonger,] collector & distributor of stamps & bookseller | Sudbery, Daniel, printer & bookseller | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Swansea, Glamorgan | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Davies, John, circulating library & musician Evans, Daniel, bookbinder Oakey, Priscilla, lodging house [see Holden 1811] Owen, Ellis, circulating library Spencer, William, baker, papermaker, corn factor &c Walters, John, bookbinder Williams, Joshua, printer |
Evans, John, stationer & printer, Wind Street Jenkins, T., printer, bookseller &c., Jones, Thomas, stationer, Market Place Oakley Pricilla [sic], circulating library Spencer, William, papermaker, Wind Street |
| Swinton, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Schroeder, John, copperplate printer | Not in Holden 1811 |
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