This week we’re bringing you 164,804 new pages from thirty-two newspapers from Ireland and the UK held in the collections of the British Library. This week our five brand new titles are: The Kilburn Times published in London; The Northern Constitution, also known as The Coleraine Constitution, published in Londonderry, Ireland; The Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser from Southend-on-Sea in Essex; The Staffordshire Chronicle from the county town of Stafford in Staffordshire and Wharfdale & Airdale Observer which was published in Otley, West Yorkshire.
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Title | Years |
| Kilburn Times | 1905 |
| Northern Constitution | 1877-1887 |
| Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser | 1873-1874, 1878, 1880-1888, 1890-1891 |
| Staffordshire Chronicle | 1887-1892, 1894-1896 |
| Wharfedale & Airedale Observer | 1880, 1900-1901, 1906-1907 |
This week we also added new issues to twenty-seven existing titles. We’ve added more pages to three of our new titles from last week. The Ilford Recorder, Nelson Leader and Northwich Guardian have all had new years added.
We are also diligently filling gaps in some of our long-standing titles. All of this week’s titles come from the holdings of the British Library, and as always we are subject to copyright restrictions when publishing. This means that we do not publish material that is less than 107 years old without publisher permission.
You can learn more about each of the titles we have added to this week by clicking on their names below. On each paper’s title page you can learn more about our holdings and our plans for digitisation.
You can keep up to date with all the latest additions by visiting the recently added page. You can even discover what we’re going to add tomorrow!
3 comments On Hot off the Press – Papers added this week
On seeing the latest additions, it is disappointing that the BL and the British Newspaper Archive seem to have more or less given upon 18th century titles. The vey ones that are hardest to find and in greatest need of being saved.
Hello Peter, thanks for your comment. Rest assured, we’ve not forgotten about 18th century titles! They do involve a bit more work, so updates do take longer. Keep checking back for more updates.
This is extraordinary! I’ve found out so many interesting stories about my family using your archives (including the potential murder or suicide of the family’s servant in the late 19th Century). I’ve also traced my ship captain ancestor’s travels around the world using Lloyd’s List and Shipping and Mercantile Gazette among others. Any word on when these two titles will include editions beyond 1884 and 1879, respectively? I’m anxious to discover more about my great great grandfather’s sea voyages up until his death in Mauritius in 1892. Thanks again for all your amazing work!