- Publication Date
- Began with Vol. I, No. 1 (9 Apr. 1722). Cf. Cranfield and NCBEL.
- Ceased in 1992.
- Description
- v. : ill.; 4° and 2°.
- Series Statement
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Uniform Title
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Newspapers
- Note
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Begun by Robert Raikes, Sr. and William Dicey; continued by Raikes alone, and after his death by his younger son, Robert Raikes, Jr. until the nineteenth century. Cf. Cranfield.
- Called 'The Glocester journal' from 16 April 1754 to 31 December 1810 (cf. Notes & Queries. 12 ser., 10 (1922), p260-4, p. 283-5.
- From July 1753-1790 title engraved, and bracketed by cuts of Britannia and a heraldic badge.
- Early issues have woodcut ornamental headpiece with title words at upper edge.
- Some early issues have subtitles.
- Imprint from undated colophon.
- Printer's name below title in 1790s.
- Colophons vary; some include names of advertising and subscription agents in Bristol and Taunton; later issues include address, followed by advertisement for patent medicine.
- Description based on: Vol. IV. Numb. 193 (Tuesday December 28. 1725.); title from caption.
- Latest issue consulted: Vol. V. Numb. 255 (Tuesday February 21. 1727.).
- Indexed In (note)
- NCBEL
- Cranfield, G.A. Provincial newspapers
- Wiles, R.M. Freshest advices
- Times handlist
- Ward, W.S. Index of serials
- NEWSPLAN. South West region
- Crane & Kaye
- Numbering (note)
- New volume number for each year; issues continuously numbered.
- Reproduction (note)
- OCLC
- Title
Gloucester Journal [electronic resource].
- Imprint
Gloucester : printed by R[obert]. Raikes; where advertisements are taken in; also by J. Wilson, bookseller, in Horse-street, Bristol; and by the men that carry the news, 1727-1789.
- Current Frequency
Weekly
- Series
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers [electronic resource].
- Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1358
Cranfield, G.A. Provincial newspapers, 41
Wiles, R.M. Freshest advices, 55
Times handlist, p. 218
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 66
NEWSPLAN. South West region, p. 167
Crane & Kaye, 284
- Numbering
New volume number for each year; issues continuously numbered.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Local Note
Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
1603-1800
- Place of Publication
Great Britain England Gloucester.