Since our last round-up, we’ve added a further 14 brand new titles and over 1.8 million new articles to the British Newspaper Archive.
The latest newspapers to join the line-up include local and regional publications from around the UK including titles from London, Wales, Yorkshire and Essex. A highlight is the Illustrated London News which contains exquisitely detailed Illustrations of life in London at the turn of the 20th century.
As well as the brand new additions we’ve also updated 8 existing titles with new articles and year coverage. They include substantial add-ons forThe Cornish Telegraph (398,197 new articles), Newcastle Evening Chronicle (171,183 new articles) and Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough(162,994 new articles).
Here’s a list of the newest newspapers to be added and the years they cover, correct as of 8 July 2016:
Cheltenham Mercury – 1883
Essex Herald – 1834, 1863, 1873 – 1874, 1879, 1881 – 1884, 1897, 1899
Galloway Advertiser and Wigtownshire Free Press – 1852
Harrogate Herald – 1915, 1917, 1942, 1946 – 1947
Illustrated London News – 1900
Jarrow Express – 1914 – 1920
Lincoln Gazette – 1877
Monmouthshire Beacon – 1837 – 1861, 1892 – 1895, 1897 – 1900
Peterborough Advertiser – 1876 – 1877
Petersfield Express – 1879
Pontefract Advertiser – 1858, 1891
Shepton Mallet Journal – 1899, 1901 – 1903
Western Chronicle – 1886 – 1888, 1890 – 1896, 1899 – 1910, 1912 – 1927
Western Daily Mercury – 1864, 1883