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The British Library Newspaper Catalogue (B.L.N.C.) contains entries for over 52,000 newspaper and periodical titles from all UK national daily and Sunday newspapers from 1801 to present day[1]. The following list contains basic details from the B.L.N.C. website, where a search for any of the below newspapers will yield a standard result such as:
| Place[2] | Penrith; Cumbria; England |
| Main title[3] | Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News |
| Numbers[4] | no. 1-22, 404-1335 |
| Dates[5] | 13 Feb.-10 July 1869; 7 June 1873-23 May 1891 |
Some pages will have additional information such as:
| Numbers | no. 1336-3119 |
| Dates | 30 May 1891-7 Nov. 1925 |
| Numbers | no. 3120- |
| Dates | 14 Nov. 1925- |
To see the information for any of the newspapers listed on the B.L.N.C., click on the link above and type in the newspaper's name in the search box, making sure the search is carried out by checking the title option. The result/s will give the appropriate details for the newspaper in question and from there, within the site, information is provided so that arrangements can be made to view the collection.
Cumberland Newspapers Index
| Alston; Cumbria; England | Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser; 1875-1881 |
| Barrow-in-Furness; Cumbria; England | Cumberland Guardian; 1928-1928 |
| Carlisle; Cumbria; England | Border Herald of Temperance (The); 1839-1839 Carlisle & Cumberland Journal; 1965-1968 Carlisle Express and Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1861-1870 |
| Cockermouth; Cumbria; England | West Cumberland Times; 1874-1967 |
| Maryport; Cumbria; England | Maryport Advertiser, West Cumberland Mail (The); 1892-1905 Maryport News and Cockermouth Chronicle (The); 1885-1918 Maryport Times, and General Advertiser for West Cumberland (The); 1857-1858 West Cumberland Mail and Maryport Advertiser; 1891-1892 |
| Penrith; Cumbria; England | Cumberland & Westmorland Herald; 1925 to date Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser and Penrith Weekly Chronicle (The); 1855-1898 Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle (The); 1854-1855 Lake District Herald, etc. (The); 1920 to date Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald; 1891-1925 Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News; 1869-1891 Penrith Observer; 1860-1962 Penrith Times and Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser; 1898-1901 |
| Whitehaven; Cumbria; England | Cumberland Chronicle: or Whitehaven Intelligencer (The); 1776-1777 Cumberland Chronicle: or Whitehaven Public Advertiser (The); 1777-1778 Cumberland Pacquet, West Cumberland Post, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser; 1898-1915 Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser (The); 1774-1831 Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser (The); 1776-1895 West Cumberland Guardian and Whitehaven Herald; 1878-1880 West Cumberland News (The); 1918-1967 |
| Whitehaven; Cumbria; England | West Cumberland Post; 1882-1882 West Cumberland Post, Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser; 1898-1898 Whitehaven Budget and Cumberland County Chronicle; 1872-1872 Whitehaven Free Press, and Farmers Chronicle; 1879-1918 Whitehaven Gazette and Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1819-1820 Whitehaven Guardian (The); 1875-1878 Whitehaven Herald, and Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1831-1878 Whitehaven Messenger, and West Cumberland Advertiser; 1858-1859 Whitehaven Times and West Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1860-1867 |
| Workington; Cumbria; England | Cumberland Evening Star and Mail; 1935-1967 Cumberland Star; 1955-1967 Evening Star; 1929-1935 Times & Star; Cockermouth & Keswick ed.; 1994-1999 West Cumberland Sun; 1893-1893 West Cumberland Times & Star (The); 1967-2004 Workington Mail and West Cumberland Independent (The); 1903-1904 Workington News and West Cumberland Advertiser (The); 1883-1918 Workington Observer and West Cumberland Echo (The); 1887-1888 Workington Standard and Cockermouth, Workington, and West Cumberland District Advertiser (The); 1881-1882 Workington Star (The); 1888-1889 Workington Times and the General Weekly Advertiser for West Cumberland (The); 1857-1858 |
Westmorland Newspapers Index
Appleby; Cumbria; England
- Appleby Chronicle, Kirkby Stephen Reporter and North Westmorland Journal (The); 1886-1886
Kendal; Cumbria; England
- Kendal Mercury and Westmorland Advertiser (The); 1834-1840
- Westmorland Advertiser and Kendal Chronicle; 1811-1834
- Westmorland Gazette, etc. (The); 1818 to date
- Westmorland Gazette, etc. (The); 1818-1826
- Westmorland Journal (The); 1875-1875
- Westmorland Journal and Kendal Guardian; 1878-1880
- Westmorland Mercury and Times; 1913-1917
Lancaster; Lancashire; England
- Lancaster Gazetteer, and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, etc (The); 1801-1803
Penrith; Cumbria; England
- Cumberland & Westmorland Herald; 1925 to date
- Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser and Penrith Weekly Chronicle (The); 1855-1898
- Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser, and Penrith Literary Chronicle (The); 1854-1855
- Lake District Herald, etc. (The); 1920 to date
- Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald; 1891-1925
- Penrith Herald, and East Cumberland and Westmorland News; 1869-1891
- Penrith Observer; 1860-1962
- Penrith Times and Cumberland and Westmorland Advertiser; 1898-1901
References / notes
- ↑ Also, most UK and Irish provincial newspapers, some dating from the early 18th century onwards; selected newspapers from around the world in European languages, some dating from the 17th century onwards; and a wide range of UK and Irish popular periodicals, covering all subjects from fashion, pop music and cinema, to sports, hobbies and trades
- ↑ This is the area in which the newspaper was published and served
- ↑ The main title of the newspaper, which on occasion, changed from one name to another
- ↑ The number or issues they hold in their collections
- ↑ The dates for the numbers they hold in their collections