Westminster Press
Reference: D/WP Catalogue Title: Westminster Press Area: Catalogue Category: Business and Industry Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1812-1971
Catalogue Index
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- Westminster Press
- Westminster Press (Ref: D/WP)
- DURHAM ADVERTISER, 1812 - 1970 (Ref: D/WP 1/1-134)
- DURHAM CHRONICLE, 1820 - 1970 (Ref: D/WP 2/1-108)
- Washington Chronicle (Ref: D/WP 2/109)
- Durham Chronicle (Seaham Weekly News) (Ref: D/WP 2/110-139)
- Peterlee Chronicle (Ref: D/WP 2/140)
- AUCKLAND TIMES, 1862 - 1910 (Ref: D/WP 3/1-26)
- AUCKLAND CHRONICLE, 1868 - 1970; SPENNYMOOR TIMES, 1875 - 1878; STANLEY NEWS, 1914 - 1970; CONSETT CHRONICLE, 1938 - 1970; AUCKLAND MERCURY, 1875 - 1878 (Ref: D/WP 4/1-109)
- Stanley News (Ref: D/WP 4/110-145)
- Consett Chronicle (Ref: D/WP 4/146-178)
- Auckland Chronicle - Newton Aycliffe edition (Ref: D/WP 4/179-183)
- Aycliffe Chronicle (Ref: D/WP 4/184-185)
- Auckland Mercury, Weardale, Teesdale and West Durham News (Ref: D/WP 4/186-189)
- CONSETT GUARDIAN, 1937 - 1968 (Ref: D/WP 5/1-32)
- BLAYDON COURIER, 1947 - 1970; TYNESIDE COURIER, 1957 - 1958 (Ref: D/WP 6/1-26)
- Tyneside Courier (Ref: D/WP 6/27-28)
- SOUTH DURHAM AND CLEVELAND MERCURY, 1870 - 1906 (Ref: D/WP 7/1-35)
- SEAHAM WEEKLY NEWS (AND SEATON, HETTON, MURTON, RAINTON AND HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING ADVERTISER (Ref: D/WP 8/1-2)
- SOUTH DURHAM HERALD, 1868 (Ref: D/WP 9/1)
- CONSETT CHRONICLE, LATER CONSETT CHRONICLE AND NORTH-WEST DURHAM NEWS, 1888 - 1890 (Ref: D/WP 10/1-2)
- MISCELLANEOUS (Ref: D/WP 11/1-2)
- History of Westminster Press newspapers (Ref: D/WP 11/3-9)
Catalogue Description
Alphabetical indexAuckland Chronicle , 1868 - 1970 D/WP 4
also South Durham and Auckland Chronicle, Auckland and
County Chronicle , Durham County News and Auckland Chronicle
Auckland Chronicle (Newton Aycliffe), 1964 - 1970 D/WP 4
also Aycliffe Chronicle
Auckland Mercury , 1875 - 1878 D/WP 4
Auckland Times , 1862 - 1910 D/WP 3
also Auckland Times and Herald
Blaydon Courier, 1947 - 1970 D/WP 6
also Blaydon and Tyneside Courier
Consett Chronicle, 1868 - 1890 D/WP 10
Consett Chronicle , 1938 - 1970 D/WP 4
also Consett Guardian/Chronicle
Consett Guardian, 1937 - 1968 D/WP 5
Consett Guardian, 1969 D/WP 4/177
Durham Advertiser, 1812 - 1970 D/WP 1
also Durham County Advertiser
Durham Chronicle, 1820 - 1970 D/WP 2
Durham Chronicle (Seaham Weekly News) , 1938 - 1969 D/WP 2
Peterlee Chronicle , 1969 - 1970 D/WP 2
Seaham Weekly News , 1912/1924 D/WP 8
South Durham and Cleveland Mercury , 1870 - 1906 D/WP 7
South Durham Herald, 1868 D/WP 9
Spennymoor Times, 1875 - 1878 D/WP 4
Stanley News, 1914 - 1970 D/WP 4
also Durham County News and Stanley News
Tyneside Courier , 1957 - 1958 D/WP 6
Washington Chronicle , 1968 - 1970 D/WP 2
Catalogue Contents
Title variations:
(a) Newcastle Advertiser , 1812 - 1814 (nos. 1238-1350)
(b) Durham County Advertiser and Commercial, Agricultural and Literary Journal , 1814 - 1830 (nos. 1-826)
(c) Durham Advertiser , 1830 - 1854 (nos. 827-2104)
(d) Durham County Advertiser , 1855 - 1930 (nos. 2105-6178)
(e) Durham County Advertiser and Durham Chronicle, 1930 - 1934 (nos. 6179-6780)
(f) Durham County Advertiser (incorporating Auckland Chronicle, Durham Chronicle and Stanley News), 1934 - 1968 (nos. 6781-8472)
(g) Durham Advertiser, 1968 - 1970 (nos. 8473-8613)
Title variations:
(a) Durham Chronicle or Northern General Advertiser, 1820 - 1823 (nos. 1-208)
(b) Durham Chronicle, Sunderland Times and Darlington and Stockton Gazette , 1838 - 1846 (nos. 948-1408)
(c) Durham Chronicle, Sunderland Times, Darlington, Stockton and Hartlepool Gazette , 1847 - 1855 (nos. 1409-1849)
(d) Durham Chronicle, Sunderland, Darlington, Stockton, Bishop Auckland and Hartlepool Gazette , 1855 - 1880 (nos. 1850-3174)
(e) Durham Chronicle and County Gazette, 1880 - 1930 (nos. 3175-5758)
(f) Durham Chronicle, 1935 - 1938 (nos. 6908-6973)
(g) Durham Chronicle - Houghton and Chester-le-Street edition , 1938 - 1939 (nos. 6974-7015)
(h) Durham Chronicle , 1939 (nos. 7016-7063)
(i) Durham Chronicle and Chester-le-Street Chronicle , 1941 - 1956 (nos. 7116-7914)
(j) Durham Chronicle, Chester-le-Street Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News - North edition , 1956 - 1969 (nos. 7915-8843)
(k) Durham Chronicle, Chester-le-Street Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News , 1969 - 1970 (nos. 8564-8615)
Washington Chronicle , 1968 - 1970 (nos. 1-126) (nos. 1-54 issued as supplements with Durham Chronicle ...., 1968 - 1969)
(a) Durham Chronicle - Seaham Weekly News, 1938-1939 (nos. 6993-7063)
(b) Durham Chronicle, 1940 (nos. 7064-7070)
(c) Durham Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News, 1940 - 1956 (nos. 7071-7914)
(d) Durham Chronicle, Chester-le-Street Chronicle and Seaham Weekly News - South edition , 1956 - 1969 (nos. 7915-8526)
(e) Durham Chronicle, Seaham Weekly News and Chester-le-Street Chronicle containing Peterlee Chronicle , 1969 (nos. 8527-8543)
Peterlee Chronicle , 1969 - 1970 (nos. 1-89) (nos. 1-37 issued as supplements with Durham Chronicle...., 1969)
For nos. 1-74, 1968 - 1969, see Durham Chronicle (D/WP 2/106-107)
Ref: D/WP 2/109For nos. 1-37, 1969, see Durham Chronicle... (D/WP 2/139)
Ref: D/WP 2/140Title variations:
(a) Auckland Times , 1862 (nos. 1-27)
(b) Auckland Times (and Crook, Willington, Wolsingham, Shildon, Spennymoor and Witton Park Advertiser) , 1862 - 1864 (nos. 28-94)
(c) Auckland Times , 1864 - 1865 (nos. 95-187)
(d) Auckland Times and Herald , 1867 - 1869 (nos. 548-696)
(e) Auckland Times and Herald (incorporating Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale Advertiser) , 1869 - 1871 (nos. 697-807)
(f) Auckland Times and Herald and South Durham Advertiser , 1878 - 1910 (nos. 1119-2726)
Title variations:
(a) Auckland Chronicle (Crook, Spennymoor, Shildon, Tow Law, Willington, Witton Park and Weardale Liberal) , 1868 - 1876 (nos. 105-572)
(b) Auckland Chronicle, with which has been incorporated Auckland Mercury, Spennymoor Times, West Durham Advertiser , 1885 - 1906 (nos. 990-2013)
(c) South Durham and Auckland Chronicle, with which is incorporated the Northern Weekly Echo , 1906 - 1910 (nos. 2014-3080)
(d) South Durham and Auckland Chronicle, with which is amalgamated the Auckland Times and Herald , 1910 - 1914 (nos. 3081-3284)
(e) Auckland and County Chronicle, incorporating the South Durham Mercury, Stanley News and North Durham Observer , 1914 - 1920 (nos. 3285-4198)
(f) Auckland and County Chronicle , 1920 - 1931 (nos. 4199-5762)
(g) Durham County News and Auckland Chronicle (incorporating the Stanley News and North-West Durham Advertiser) , 1931 - 1934 (nos. 5763-5947)
(h) Auckland Chronicle and Durham County Advertiser (incorporating Stanley News and Durham Chronicle) , 1934 - 1935 (nos. 6781-6840)
(i) Auckland Chronicle, incorporating Stanley News, Durham Chronicle and Durham County Advertiser , 1935 - 1936 (nos. 6841-6860)
(j) Auckland Chronicle , 1936 - 1970 (nos. 6861-8616)
Spennymoor Times, Tudhoe Grange, Mount Pleasant, Ferryhill, Byers Green and Coxhoe Advertiser , 1875 - 1878 (nos. 229-438)
(nos. 229-326 bound with Auckland Chronicle, 1875 - 1876)
(a) Stanley News, Auckland and County Chronicle and North-West Durham Observer , 1914 - 1920 (nos. 3285-4199)
(b) Stanley News , 1920 - 1921 (nos. 4200-4277)
(c) Stanley and Chester-le-Street News, 1921 - 1923 (nos. 4278-4342)
(d) Stanley News and Consett Chronicle, including Chester-le-Street and North-West Durham Advertiser , 1923 - 1931 (nos. 4344-5762)
(e) Durham County News and Stanley News (incorporating the Auckland Chronicle and North-West Durham Advertiser) , 1931 - 1934 (nos. 5763-5974)
(f) Stanley News and Durham County Advertiser (incorporating Auckland Chronicle, Durham Chronicle and Consett Chronicle) , 1934 - 1935 (nos. 6781-6840)
(g) Stanley News and Consett Chronicle, incorporating Auckland Chronicle, Durham Chronicle and Durham County Advertiser , 1935-1936 (nos. 6841-6860)
(h) Stanley News and Consett Chronicle, 1936 - 1937 (nos. 6861-6914)
(i) Stanley News, 1837 - 1970 (nos. 6915-8616)
(From 1914 to 1934 bound in with Auckland Chronicle.... - D/WP 4/37-73)
(a) Consett Chronicle , 1938 - 1969 (nos. 6961-8550)
(b) Consett Guardian-Chronicle , 1969 - 1970 (nos. 8551-8556, 5979-6083)
Consett Guardian , 1969 (nos. 5934-5972)
(a) Auckland Chronicle - Newton Aycliffe edition, 1964 - 1968 (nos. 8251-8495)
(b) Aycliffe Chronicle, 1968 - 1970 (nos. 1-121)
Auckland Mercury, Weardale, Teesdale and West Durham News , 1875 - 1878 (nos. 92-296)
Auckland Chronicle
nos. 1-104 not held in D.R.O.
From 1914 to 1934 the Stanley News is bound with the Auckland Chronicle (q.v.); numbering continued from Durham County Advertiser...; 6781-6793 not held in D.R.O.
Ref: D/WP 4/110numbering continued from Auckland Chronicle
Ref: D/WP 4/179For nos. 1-16, 1968, see Auckland Chronicle - Newton Aycliffe edition (D/WP 4/183)
Ref: D/WP 4/184nos. 1-91 not held in D.R.O.
Ref: D/WP 4/186Title variations:
(a) Consett Guardian , 1937 - 1938 (nos. 3983-4082)
(b) Consett Guardian, Derwent Valley Advertiser, North-West Durham Gazette (incorporating Consett Weekly Courier) , 1938 - 1956 (nos. 4083-4861)
(c) Consett Guardian, Tyne and North-West Durham Newspapers , 1956 - 1964 (nos. 4862-5401)
(d) Consett Guardian , 1964 - 1968 (nos. 5402-5933)
nos. 1-3982 not held in D.R.O.
Title variations:
(a) Blaydon Courier, 1947 - 1957 (nos. 2357-2902)
(b) Blaydon and Tyneside Courier, 1957 - 1970 (nos. 2903-3605)
Tyneside Courier , 1957 - 1958 (nos. 1-79)
Blaydon Courier, later Blaydon and Tyneside Courier
nos. 1-2357 not held in D.R.O.
Title variations:
(a) South Durham and Cleveland Mercury, 1870 - 1885 (nos. 1451-2270)
(b) South Durham and Cleveland Mercury and Richmondshire Review , 1887 - 1896 (nos. 2322-2813)
(c) South Durham and Cleveland Mercury, 1896 - 1906 (nos. 2814-3355)
nos. 1-1453 not held in D.R.O.
nos. 1-2706 not held in D.R.O.
Ref: D/WP 8/1nos. 1-84 not held in D.R.O.
Ref: D/WP 9/1