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British National Archive Records Full List

  • Aberdeen Journal (1798 - 1900)
  • Aldershot Military Gazette (1865 - 1867)
  • Alnwick Mercury (1854 - 1883)
  • Ayr Advertiser, or, West Country Journal (1839 - 1839)
  • Baner ac Amserau Cymru (1857 - 1900)
  • Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette (1760 - 1903)
  • Belfast News-Letter (1828 - 1900)
  • Berwickshire News and General Advertiser (1870 - 1903)
  • Birmingham Daily Post (1857 - 1900)
  • Birmingham Gazette (1741 - 1871)
  • Birmingham Journal (1863 - 1869)
  • Blackburn Standard (1835 - 1900)
  • Bradford Observer (1834 - 1875)
  • Brighton Patriot (1835 - 1839)
  • Bristol Mercury (1716 - 1900)
  • Bucks Herald (1836 - 1891)
  • Burnley Advertiser (1853 - 1880)
  • Burnley Express (1877 - 1903)
  • Burnley Gazette (1863 - 1867)
  • Bury and Norwich Post (1801 - 1900)
  • Bury Times (1858 - 1867)
  • Caledonian Mercury (1720 - 1867)
  • Cambridge Chronicle and Journal (1813 - 1831)
  • Carlisle Journal (1833 - 1866)
  • Champion, The (1836 - 1840)
  • Charter, The (1839 - 1840)
  • Chartist Circular (1839 - 1841)
  • Chartist, The (1839 - 1839)
  • Chelmsford Chronicle (1783 - 1891)
  • Cheltenham Chronicle (1860 - 1860)
  • Cheltenham Looker-On (1833 - 1913)
  • Cheshire Observer (1854 - 1900)
  • Chester Chronicle (1825 - 1862)
  • Chester Courant (1831 - 1831)
  • Cobbett's Weekly Political Register (1802 - 1835)
  • Cork Examiner (1841 - 1846)
  • Cornishman (1897 - 1903)
  • Coventry Evening Telegraph (1891 - 1903)
  • Coventry Herald (1835 - 1835)
  • Coventry Times (1863 - 1863)
  • Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough (1870 - 1900)
  • Derby Daily Telegraph (1920 - 1920)
  • Derby Mercury (1727 - 1900)
  • Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald (1868 - 1903)
  • Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette (1846 - 1847)
  • Dorset County Chronicle (1863 - 1867)
  • Dover Express (1920 - 1939)
  • Dumfries and Galloway Standard (1844 - 1860)
  • Dundee Advertiser (1861 - 1862)
  • Dundee Courier (1844 - 1900)
  • Dundee, Perth, and Cupar Advertiser (1839 - 1862)
  • Dunfermline Press (1859 - 1864)
  • Dunfermline Saturday Press (1859 - 1867)
  • Edinburgh Evening News (1874 - 1903)
  • Elgin Courant, and Morayshire Advertiser (1839 - 1839)
  • Elgin Courier (1861 - 1867)
  • Era, The (1838 - 1900)
  • Essex Newsman (1870 - 1912)
  • Essex Standard (1831 - 1900)
  • Evening Telegraph (1877 - 1903)
  • Examiner, The (1808 - 1881)
  • Exeter and Plymouth Gazette (1827 - 1885)
  • Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (1869 - 1885)
  • Exeter Flying Post (1800 - 1900)
  • Falkirk Herald (1845 - 1903)
  • Fife Herald (1844 - 1885)
  • Freeman's Journal (1820 - 1900)
  • Glasgow Herald (1820 - 1900)
  • Gloucester Citizen (1878 - 1904)
  • Graphic, The (1870 - 1900)
  • Hampshire Advertiser (1830 - 1900)
  • Hampshire Chronicle (1772 - 1829)
  • Hampshire Telegraph (1799 - 1900)
  • Hastings and St Leonards Observer (1878 - 1907)
  • Hereford Journal (1781 - 1867)
  • Hereford Times (1832 - 1867)
  • Hertford Mercury and Reformer (1836 - 1867)
  • Herts Guardian, Agricultural Journal, and Genera
  • l Advertiser (1852 - 1867)
  • Huddersfield Chronicle (1850 - 1900)
  • Hull Packet (1800 - 1886)
  • Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette (1818 - 1839)
  • Illustrated Police News (1867 - 1900)
  • Ipswich Journal (1720 - 1800)
  • Ipswich Journal, The (1748 - 1900)
  • Isle of Man Times (1869 - 1900)
  • Isle of Wight Observer (1853 - 1900)
  • Kendal Mercury (1834 - 1863)
  • Kentish Chronicle (1859 - 1867)
  • Kentish Gazette (1768 - 1883)
  • Lancaster Gazette (1801 - 1894)
  • Leamington Spa Courier (1829 - 1868)
  • Leeds Intelligencer (1754 - 1866)
  • Leeds Mercury (1807 - 1900)
  • Leeds Patriot and Yorkshire Advertiser (1826 - 1833)
  • Leeds Times (1833 - 1901)
  • Leicester Chronicle (1827 - 1900)
  • Leicester Journal (1810 - 1872)
  • Leicestershire Mercury (1837 - 1864)
  • Lichfield Mercury (1899 - 1903)
  • Lincolnshire Chronicle (1838 - 1903)
  • Liverpool Echo (1884 - 1898)
  • Liverpool Mercury (1811 - 1900)
  • Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (1842 - 1898)
  • London Daily News (1846 - 1900)
  • London Dispatch (1837 - 1839)
  • London Standard (1827 - 1900)
  • Louth and North Lincolnshire Advertiser (1859 - 1867)
  • Luton Times and Advertiser (1856 - 1876)
  • Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser (1825 - 1903)
  • Manchester Evening News (1870 - 1903)
  • Manchester Mercury (1759 - 1826)
  • Manchester Times (1828 - 1900)
  • Morning Chronicle (1801 - 1865)
  • Morning Post (1801 - 1900)
  • Morpeth Herald (1891 - 1891)
  • Motherwell Times (1884 - 1924)
  • Newcastle Courant (1711 - 1900)
  • Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury (1846 - 1872)
  • Newcastle Journal (1832 - 1867)
  • Norfolk Chronicle (1779 - 1851)
  • Norfolk News (1845 - 1863)
  • North & South Shields Gazette and Northumberland and Durham Advertiser (1855 - 1855)
  • North Devon Journal (1847 - 1934)
  • North Wales Chronicle (1827 - 1900)
  • Northampton Mercury (1770 - 1903)
  • Northants Evening Telegraph (1900 - 1900)
  • Northern Echo (1870 - 1900)
  • Northern Liberator (1837 - 1840)
  • Northern Star (1838 - 1852)
  • Nottingham Evening Post (1878 - 1944)
  • Nottinghamshire Guardian (1849 - 1900)
  • Odd Fellow, The (1839 - 1842)
  • Operative, The (1838 - 1839)
  • Oxford Journal (1753 - 1900)
  • Pall Mall Gazette (1865 - 1900)
  • Perry's Bankrupt Gazette (1828 - 1867)
  • Poor Law Unions' Gazette (1857 - 1865)
  • Poor Man's Guardian (1831 - 1835)
  • Portsmouth Evening News (1878 - 1894)
  • Preston Chronicle (1831 - 1893)
  • Reading Mercury (1789 - 1903)
  • Reynold's Newspaper (1850 - 1900)
  • Rochdale Observer (1856 - 1866)
  • Royal Cornwall Gazette (1811 - 1900)
  • Salisbury and Winchester Journal (1837 - 1856)
  • Salopian Journal (1835 - 1862)
  • Sheffield Daily Telegraph (1855 - 1903)
  • Sheffield Evening Telegraph (1887 - 1897)
  • Sheffield Independent (1819 - 1900)
  • Sherborne Mercury (1789 - 1867)
  • Shields Daily Gazette (1878 - 1903)
  • South London Press (1867 - 1867)
  • Southern Star (1840 - 1840)
  • Staffordshire Advertiser (1830 - 1839)
  • Staffordshire Gazette and County Standard (1839 - 1841)
  • Staffordshire Sentinel (1873 - 1881)
  • Staffordshire Sentinel and Commercial & General Advertiser (1854 - 1855)
  • Stamford Mercury (1819 - 1885)
  • Star, The (1869 - 1900)
  • Stirling Observer (1844 - 1867)
  • Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette (1878 - 1903)
  • Sussex Advertiser (1751 - 1878)
  • Tamworth Herald (1870 - 1944)
  • Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser (1833 - 1834)
  • Wells Journal (1851 - 1867)
  • West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser (1870 - 1877)
  • West Kent Guardian (1836 - 1856)
  • West Middlesex Advertiser and Family Journal (1856 - 1866)
  • Western Daily Press (1858 - 1931)
  • Western Gazette (1863 - 1943)
  • Western Mail (1869 - 1900)
  • Western Morning News (1929 - 1947)
  • Western Times (1827 - 1950)
  • Westmorland Gazette (1835 - 1867)
  • Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald (1873 - 1895)
  • Worcester Journal (1822 - 1896)
  • Worcestershire Chronicle (1838 - 1903)
  • Wrexham Advertiser (1854 - 1900)
  • Y Genedl Cymreig (1877 - 1900)
  • Y Goleuad (1869 - 1900)
  • York Herald (1801 - 1900)
  • Yorkshire Gazette (1819 - 1899)