The British book trades 1784-1811: a tabulation of national directories
Localities: W-Y
| 1785 Pendred [& 1784 Bailey] | 1792-98 Universal British Directory | 1811 Holden's Directory |
| Wakefield, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: 11581 | Pop. 1811: 11393 |
| Miggitt [,Joseph] and Son, booksellers Newton, [George,] bookseller & stationer |
Cryer, John, bookseller & auctioneer Houlden, John, musician & music & musical instrument seller Meggit, John, bookseller & stationer Smirthwaite, Elizabeth, circulating library Wilson, Luke, engraver & copperplate printer |
Hurst, John, bookseller, Market Place Hurst, Rowland, printer & bookseller, North Gate Walter, E., printer, Wood Street Wood, Joseph & Son, booksellers, Silver Street |
| Wallingford, Berkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 1901 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Hambleton, Jeremiah, stationer | Bradford, Henry junior, printer, bookseller, stationer & cabinet maker |
| Walsall, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: 10,399 | Pop. 1811: 11189 |
| Baylis, [Martha,] bookseller [& milliner] | Milward, Frederic, stationer | Millward, Frederick, printer, High Street Pierce, Thomas, papermaker, Church Street Valentine & Throsby, stationers, High Street |
| Walsham, Norfolk | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| 1785 | Christmas, James, engraver & silversmith Plumbly, John, bookseller |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Waltham Abbey | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Lamb, stamp distributor | None in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wantage, Berkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 2386 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Belcher, John, printer Clifford, Job, stationer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Ware, Hertfordshire | Pop. 1801: 2950 | Pop. 1811: 3369 |
| Newman, [Edward,] bookseller | Newman, Mr., bookseller, hardwareman &c | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wareham, Dorset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Bacon, Harry, papermaker Lawrence, John, stationer Snelgar, John, papermaker |
| Warminster, Wiltshire | Pop. 1801: 4932 | Pop. 1811: 4866 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Davies, Jane, stationer Langford, Thomas, bookbinder Also the following [wool] card makers: Draper, James; Royal, William; Rutty, James; Turner, Thomas |
Vardy, Joshua L., stationer &c |
| Warrington, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: 11321 | Pop. 1811: 12682 |
| Bancks, [Jane,] bookseller Eyres, [William,] bookseller & printer |
Banks, Isabella, stationer & binder Dutton, David, engraver Eyres, William, printer & bookseller |
Haddock, John, printer, Horse Market Leicester, William, printer & stationer, Sangate Street Milward, Thomas, newsagent &toyman, Corn Market |
| Warwick, Warwickshire | Pop. 1801: 5607 | Pop. 1811: 6497 |
| Sharp, [John,] printer & bookseller | Perry, William, bookseller & binder Sharp, Henry, bookseller, stationer & printer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Watchet, Somerset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Wood, William, papermaker | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Waterford, Munster, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Ramsey, printer of Waterford Chronicle | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Backas, Thomas, paperstainer, Peter Street Bull, John, printer, bookseller &c, Quay Dunn, Barnaby, paperstainer, Quay Lane Lynd, Maurice, paperstainer, Georges Street M'Gregor, J. & N., Roukee, booksellers, Quay M'Loughlin, James, paperstainer, Quay Mirror Newspaper Office (published on Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays) Phair, Francis, papermaker, Georges Street Ramsay & Bernie, booksellers Quay Ramsey, J., printer of the Waterford Chronicle, Quay Shamrog Newspaper office, Barron Strand Street Smith, William, printer, George's Street Thomson, George, bookbinder, Peter Street |
| Wellingborough, Northamptonshire | Pop. 1801: 3325 | Pop. 1811: 3999 |
| Broughton, [Thomas,] bookseller & stationer Wilson, grocer & sub-distributor of stamps |
Broughton, Thomas, bookseller | None in Holden 1811 |
| Wellington, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Houlstone, Edward, bookseller Mobbs, Charles, bookseller |
| Wellington, Somerset | Pop. 1801: 4033 | Pop. 1811: 3874 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Allen, John, bookbinder & stationer Brookes, Samuel, cutler & stationer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wells, Somerset | Pop. 1801: 4237 | Pop. 1811: 4827 |
| Band, [John,] papermaker, Wookyhole Cass, printer Evill, [John,] printer Lax, distributor of stamps |
Collins, John, stationer Evil, John, printer Evil, John, stationer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Welshpool, Montgomery | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Owen, Price, bookseller & stationer Waidson, John, printer & stationer |
| Wenlock, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Murrell, Anne, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| West Cowes, Isle of Wight | Pop. 1801: 2771 | Pop. 1811: 3325 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Coombs, Thomas, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Francis, Thomas, papermaker & miller | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wexford, Ireland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Moreton, newspaper printer | Not in UBD 1792-98 | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Weymouth, Dorset | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 4732 |
| not in Bailey 1784 | For the amusement of the company, at the public libraries, and also at the Crown coffee-room, are provided the London papers daily, and country weekly papers Delamotte, Peter, bookseller |
Commins & Co., printers & auctioneers Harrey, John, library, stamp & post office Wood, John, bookseller & agent to the Royal Exchange Fire Office |
| Whitby, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Monkman, [John,] bookseller Plummer, printer |
Hunter, John, bookseller, stationer & binder Webster, Caleb, printer |
Clarke, George, bookseller, Church Street Rodgers, R., printer & stationer, Old Market Place |
| Whitchurch, Shropshire | Pop. 1801: 4618 | Pop. 1811: 5012 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Jones, Robert, bookseller & binder Wright, James, bookseller |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Whitehaven, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 10106 |
| Dunn, printer Ware & Son, printers of Cumberland Packet |
Corkhill, James, stationer Coutts, Alexander, printer & bookseller Routlidge, Eleanor, bookseller |
Crosthwaite, John, stationer, Market Place Dixon, John, papermaker, Duke Street Drew, John, printer & bookseller Routledge, Eleanor, bookseller, Market Place Ware, John, printer & bookseller, King Street Younghusband, Matthew, bookseller |
| Wigan, Lancashire | Pop. 1801: 25552 | Pop. 1811: 31481 |
| Bancks, [William,] bookseller & printer S[t]uart, [Charles,] bookseller |
Entwisle, Thomas, painter, engraver & confectioner Lyon, William bookseller, binder & printer & vender of patent medicines Lyon & Atkinson, printers |
Brown, John, bookseller, Mill Gate Crompton, Robert, papermaker, Three Mile Gate Lyon, Dorothy, printer & bookseller, Market Place |
| Wigton, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | None in UBD 1792-98 | Hetherton, Richard, printer & bookbinder |
| Wimborne Minster, Dorset | Pop. 1801: 3039 | Pop. 1811: 3158 |
| Applin, [Morris,] stationer Tory, printer [Bailey: Tory, Richard & William, merchants] |
Applin, Morris, bookseller Burt, Stephen, papermaker |
Cull, Joseph, papermaker Force, John, printer &c |
| Winchcombe, Gloucestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Durham, William, papermaker Hughes, Joseph, paper mould maker Timbrell, Samuel, papermaker |
Cull, Joseph, papermaker Force, John, printer &c |
| Winchester, Hampshire | Pop. 1801: 5826 | Pop. 1811: 6705 |
| Blagden, T., printer of Salisbury and Winchester Journal and Hampshire Chronicle Sadler, [John,] bookseller & county printer |
Allen, Robert, printer, bookseller & binder Blagden, Thomas, bookseller & postmaster Burdon, John, bookseller Long, Benjamin, printer & bookseller Poulsom, Robert, parchment & glue maker Robbins, James, printer & bookseller |
Dennison, A. & E., library, Square Jacob, William, bookseller, High Street Moody, William, bookbinder, High Street Robbins, James, bookseller, College Street |
| Windsor, Berkshire | Pop. 1801: 4793 | Pop. 1811: 6155 |
| Blakeney, [John,] bookseller Knight, [Charles,] bookseller |
Blakeney, John, bookseller Knight, Charles, bookseller |
Blakoney, John, stationer, High Street Knight, Charles, printer & stationer, Castle Street |
| Winster, Derbyshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Bower, Thomas, grocer & stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wirksworth, Derbyshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 3474 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | Coates, John, bookseller & bookbinder | Cotes, Jonathan, printer & stationer |
| Wisbech, Cambridgeshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Nicholson, [William,] bookseller | None in UBD 1792-98 | Noble, Joseph, bookseller White, John, bookseller |
| Witham, Essex | Pop. 1801: 2186 | Pop. 1811: 2352 |
| Fort, [Thomas,] stationer [& painter] | Allen, Thomas, bookseller | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Witney, Oxfordshire | Pop. 1801: 4087 | Pop. 1811: 4185 |
| Fisher, [Bartholomew,] wool factor, fellmonger, parchment maker & leather dresser | Here is a large free-school and fine library Turner, William, bookseller |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | Pop. 1801: 30,584 | Pop. 1811:43190 |
| Smart, [Joseph,] printer, bookseller & stationer, High Street | Cartwright, Sarah, rag dealer Simpson, Thomas, bookseller Smart, Joseph, printer & bookseller Steward, John, ink-pot maker Wainwright, Timothy, rag dealer |
Gower & Smart, printers & stationers, High Green Simpson, Thomas, printer & stationer, High Green |
| Woodbridge, Suffolk | Pop. 1801: 3020 | Pop. 1811: 4332 |
| Loder, [Robert,] printer, bookseller & stationer Ridley, [John,] bookseller & stationer |
Loder, Robert, printer &c Ridley, John, stationer |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Woodstock, Oxfordshire | Pop. 1801: 1322 | Pop. 1811: 1419 |
| Not in Bailey 1784 | Margate, William, stationer | Not in Holden 1811 |
| Wootton under Edge, Gloucestershire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Bence, [Joseph,] bookseller & printer, Wotton | Bence, Joseph, printer & bookseller Palser, Thomas, papermaker Panting, John, [wool] card maker |
Not in Holden 1811 |
| Worcester, Worcestershire | Pop. 1801: 11640 | Pop. 1811:13814 |
| Smart, [William,] bookseller Tymbs, J[ohn], bookseller & printer in general, printer of Berrow's Worcester Journal |
p.846: Public subscription library established in 1790 near Angel Street Andrews, Elias, bookseller, 73 High Street Baskerfield, Thomas, stationer, 20 Broad Street Butler, Sarah, printer, Garden Market Gamidge, Anne, bookseller, 46 Sidbury Grundy, James, printer, 4 Silver Street Grundy, John, printer, 11 Friars street Holl, Thomas, printer, 72 High Street Lewis, George, printer, 6 Broad Street Ross, James, engraver, 7 Corn Market Smart, William, bookseller, 88 High Street Tymbs, John, printer & distributor of stamps Wood, William, bookseller, 72 High Street |
Andrews & Co., booksellers, High Street Butler, Sarah, printer, Garden Market Edmunds, I., cabinet maker & music seller, High Street Grundy, James, printer, Silver Street Hall, J.V., bookseller, High Street Holl, T., printer of the Worcester Herald, High Street Hunt, J.R., bookseller & stationer, Cross Lewis, Thomas, stationer, Broad Street Smart, William, bookseller, High Street Tymbs & Son, printers of the Worcester Journal, booksellers & distributors of stamps, High Street |
| Workington, Cumberland | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: 5807 |
| Eckford, bookseller Whiteside, [William,] bookseller |
Eckford, William, bookseller & stationer Walker, Anthony, pencil maker |
Borrowdale, William, stationer Mordy, Robert, stationer |
| Worksop, Nottinghamshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Curtis, [Ozni,] bookseller | None in UBD 1792-98 | None in Holden 1811 |
| Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Marsh, printer & bookseller | None in UBD 1792-98 | Painter, John, bookseller & stationer, High Street Pye, Anna, bookseller & lottery office keeper, High Street |
| Yarmouth | See: Great Yarmouth | |
| Yarm, Yorkshire | Pop. 1801: | Pop. 1811: |
| Atkinson, [John,] printer & bookseller | None in UBD 1792-98 | None in Holden 1811 |
| Yeovil | Pop. 1801: 2774 | Pop. 1811: 3118 |
| None in Bailey 1784 | King, John, bookseller & stationer King, Charles, bookbinder |
Not in Bailey 1811 |
| York | Pop. 1801: 16846 | Pop. 1811: 19099 |
| Blanchard, William & Co., printers of York Chronicle, and General Advertiser [Frobisher, Nathaniel, stationer, Ousegate] [Haxby, Thomas, music seller, Blake's Street] Jackson, [Francis,] printer, Petergate Mush, [John,] paper stainer, Monk Bar Nixon, printer, Thursday Market Sotherant, [Henry,] stationer, St. Helen's Square Spence, [Robert,] stationer, Ouzegate Tesseyman, [William,] bookseller, Minster Yard Todd, [John,] printer, Stonegate Ward, A., printer of York Courant, Coney Street |
Bill, Nathaniel, bookseller, Pavement Blanchard, William, printer of the York Chronicle, Coppergate Botterill & Kibblewhite, paper stainers, Saint Helens square Cave, William, engraver, Micklegate Confert, Francis, engraver, Tanner Row Deighton, Thomas, stationer, Feasegate Duncanson, Catherine, bookbinder Davygate Frobisher, Nathaniel, bookseller, Pavement Harison & Co., engravers, Coney Street Hick, William, printer & stationer, [no address] Knapton, Samuel, music seller, Blake street Lund, Lucas, printer, Little Stonegate Mawson, Joseph, printer & publisher of the York Herald, High Ousegate Oglesby, Richard, circulating library, Stonegate Peacock, George, printer & publisher of the York Courant, Coney Street Peck, Edward & Robert, printers & booksellers, Low Ousegate Perfect, William, bookbinder, Stonegate Sotheran, Henry, bookseller & spirit merchant, Saint Helens Square Storry, William, printer, Low Petergate Tessyman, William, bookseller, Minster Yard Todd, John, bookseller, Stonegate Walker, William, printing ink maker, Monkgate Wilson Spence & Mawman, booksellers & printers, High Ousegate Yule, John, bookbinder, Stonegate |
Bartholoman, Alexander, printer of the York Herald, High Ouse Gate Blanchard, William & Son, printers of the York Chronicle, Coney Street Bottevill, Ann & Son, paper stainers, Saint Helens Square Cave, William, engraver, Mickle Gate Deighton, Thomas, printer & bookseller, Pavement Erskine, John, music seller, Coney Street General Circulating Library, corner of Shambles Knapton, Samuel, music seller, Coney Street Lund, I., printer & auctioneer, Little Stone Gate Mush, John, paper stainer, Monk Bar Peacock, C., printer of the York Courant, Coney Street Sotheran, Henry, bookseller, Saint Helens Square Spence, William, bookseller, Pavement Storry, William, printer, bookseller & stationer, Lower Peter Gate Todd & Son, booksellers Stonegate Tomlinson, Thomas, music seller, Blake Street Wilson & Son, printers & wholesale stationers, High Ouse Gate Wolstenholme, John, bookseller, stationer, map & print seller, Minster Yard Wright & Audaer, paper stainers & painters, Copper Gate |
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