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ABBREVIATIONS

FS = Foundation Stone
MS = Memorial Stone
PM = Plymouth Mail
PSDH = Plymouth, Stonehouse & Devonport Herald
PSDT = Plymouth or Plympton & South Devon Times
PT = Plymouth Times
WDM = Western Daily Mercury
WEH = Western Evening Herald
WI - Western Independent
WMN = Western Morning News
WWM = Western Weekly Mercury


SOURCES OF INFORMATION

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, 1870 to 1899

The following newspaper articles from the period 1850 to 1899 have been consulted in the compilation of the Plymouth Data Website.  The date of the issue is given as Year-Month-Day so as to group all articles in the correct sequence.

    1850 TO 1872 STILL TO BE ADDED
1870 Jan 12 WDM Proposed street tramways for Plymouth and Stonehouse
1870 Apr 29 WDM St Stephen's Church, Devonport
1871 Jan 02 WDM The Late Mr Edward James
1871 Jan 25 WDM School Board elections, Devonport
1871 May 04 WDM New Weslayan Chapel, Knackersknowle: Laying the MS
1871 Jun 15 WDM Plymstock School Board election
1871 Jun 23 WDM Election of a school board for Plymstock
1871 Jul 06 WDM Opening of new Wesleyan Chapel, Lnackersknowle
1871 Jul 06 WMN The new Torpoint steam ferry
1871 Jul 06 WMN New Wesleyan Chapel at Knackersknowle
1871 Aug 02 WDM Opening of the Mutley Station
1872 Jan 18 WDM Morice Square Baptist Sunday School, Devonport
1872 Feb 13 WDM The Tramways
1872 Feb 24 WDM The Tramways: Successful experimental trips
1872 Mar 19 WMN Opening of the Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse Tramways
1872 Jul 11 WDM New Wesleyan Sunday Schools at Ford
1873 Feb 27 WDM Laira Green and Crabtree Schools: half-year treat
1873 Oct 15 WDM A new church for Stonehouse: Laying the foundation ....
1873 Nov 06 WDM Opening of First Board School at Devonport
1874 Jan 05 WMN St Mark's New Church, Ford: Laying the Foundation Stone
1874 Mar 25 WDM Opening of the First Board School in Plymouth
1874 Apr 14 WDM Opening of Morice Town Board Schools
1874 Jun 17 WMN Stonehouse School Board Election
1874 Nov 11 WDM Consecration of All Saints' Church, Plymouth
1874 Nov 12 WDM Opening of New Mission Chapel at Crabtree
1874 Nov 14 WMN Devonport and its New Cemetery
1875 Mar 31 WDM New Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke: Laying of Two Memorial ...
1875 May 15 WMN Departure of Emigrants from Plymouth
1875 May 31 WDM Death of Mr Alfred Rooker
1875 Jun 09 WMN Sudden death of a Plymouth tradesman
1875 Aug 11 WDM Funeral of Mr Rooker
1875 Sep 09 WDM Railway & Tramway Extension to Devonport
1875 Oct 27 WDM Devonport Tramway Extension
1875 Oct 30 WDM Tramway Extesnion into Devonport
1875 Nov 01 WDM St Michael's, Stoke
1875 Dec 16 WDM New Church of St Matthew, Stonehouse
1876 Mar 11 WDM The Sailors' Rest, Devonport
1876 Mar 11 WDM Plymouth Ragged Schools
1876 May 06 WDM Opening of the New Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke
1876 May 15 WDM Opening of the London & South Western Railway
1876 May 15 WDM Opening of the L & SWR: Programme
1876 Jul 20 WDM Opening of Wolsden Street Board School
1876 Aug 30 WMN Plymouth Free Librray
1876 Aug 31 WMN Opening of the Plymouth Public Library
1876 Oct 31 WDM Opening of Mount Street Board Schools
1876 Nov 16 WMN New Chapel at Hooe
1877 Mar 01 WDM The North Road Station, Plymouth
1877 Mar 27 WDM Public Notice: Opening of North Road Station
1877 Apr 05 WDM Opening of New School at Tamerton
1877 Jun 07 WDM New Wesleyan Chapel for Tamerton
1877 Jun 16 WDM Notices of Tender: Look-out House on Hoe
1877 Jun 16 WDM Notices of Tender: Prisons
1877 Jul 06 WMN Devonport Jottings
1877 Jul 25 WMN Blowing up of Dasometer at Keyham: Exciting Scene
1877 Sep 13 WDM New Wesleyan Chapel for Plymouth
1877 Nov 28 WDM Opening of New Promitive Methodist Chapel at Devonport
1878 Jan 28 WMN Death of Mr T W Popham
1878 Jan 30 WMN Notes in the West: (re Friary Station)
1878 Feb 01 WMN Opening of a New Railway Station at Plymouth
1878 Feb 02 WMN Funeral of Mr T W Popham
1878 Feb 14 WMN Plymouth School Board: Oxford-street Schools
1878 Mar 13 WMN New Mission Room in Plymouth
1878 Jul 08 WDM The Carillon at St Andrew's Church
1878 Aug 27 WDM Plymouth Prison
1878 Sep 06 WDM Devonport Town Council: Borough Prison
1878 Oct 08 WDM Opening of a Sailors' Rest at Devonport
1879 Jan 03 WDM Railway Extension to Sutton Harbour
1879 May 22 WMN The New Wesleyan Chapel
1879 Nov 13 WDM New Tramway Car
1879 Nov 13 WDM The Proposed Passenger Station
1880 Mar 12 WDM Proposed New Wesleyan Chapel on Mutley Plain
1881 Jan 05 WDM Port of Plymouth: It's History in 1880
1881 Jan 14 WDM The Borough Prison
1881 Mar 17 WDM A Telephone Exchange for the Three Towns
1881 May 14 WDM Better 'Bus Accommodation for Plymouth and Mannamead
1881 May 25 WDM Plymouth Telephone Exchange
1881 Jun 06 WDM Devonport Free Public Library
1881 Jun 21 WDM Telephone Exchanges in Plymouth, Devonport ......
1881 Jun 23 WMN Notice: Tercentenary of Sir Francis Drake
1881 Jun 23 WMN Telephone Exchange: Beford Chambers
1881 Jul 09 WDM Notices: Telephone Infringement (United Telephone Co)
1881 Jul 09 WDM Telephone Exchange (Messrs Cox & Williamson)
1881 Jul 16 WMN Emmanuel Church, Plymouth (opening of extension)
1881 Sep 22 WDM Flags of the Devon and Cornwall Fencibles
1881 Sep 22 WDM The Postal Telepohne Exchange
1881 Oct 17 WDM Notices: Telephonic Communication: United Telephone Co
1881 Oct 07 WDM Notices: Telepohne Exchange: Mr F W Pope Cox
1881 Oct 13 WDM Wesleyansism at Plymouth: Opening of new chapel
1882 Jan 12 WDM Opening of new organ at Mutley Wesleyan Chapel
1882 Feb 07 WDM Devonport Free Library: Opening Ceremony
1882 Mar 17 WDM Plymouth Truant School
1882 May 18 WDM New Eddystone Lighthouse:History of the Undertaking
1882 Jun 06 WDM London to Bickleigh for 6d
1882 Nov 18 WDM New Plymouth Pier
1882 Dec 21 WDM Zoar New Chapel, Devonport
1883 Jan 12 WDM Opening of a New Board school at Stonehouse
1883 Jan 12 WMN New Board School at Stonehouse
1883 Jul 09 WMN Plymouth & Devonport Tramways Company (AGM)
1883 Jul 10 WMN 'Tramways are an immense convenience ... '
1883 Jul 14 WMN Official inspection of the Princetown Railway
1883 Jul 16 WMN 'The Plymouth Tramways Co. has issued a prospectus.....'
1883 Jul 16 WMN Notices: Steam Tramways in Course of Construction
1883 Jul 18 WMN Plymouth and District Tramways
1883 Jul 18 WMN Correspondence: Steam on Tramways
1883 Jul 28 WDM Opening of New Board Schools at Plymouth
1883 Aug 11 WDM Public Notice: Opening of the Princetown Railway
1883 Aug 11 WMN GWR: Opening of the Princetown Railway & timetable
1883 Aug 13 WMN Opening of the Princetown Railway
1884 Jul 12 WDM Plymouth Steam Tramways: Official Inspection
1884 Jul 12 WMN The New Steam Tramways at Plymouth
1884 Jul 18 WDM Plymouth New Tramways: Unfavourable Report
1884 Jul 19 WDM Editorial Comment: 'The Plymouth public will have read....'
1884 Jul 19 WMN Plymouth Tramways Company (Board of Trade report)
1884 Aug 18 WDM The Stonehouse ferry
1884 Sep 25 WDM Western Notes: (steam tramway: test runs)
1884 Sep 25 WDM Re-opening  of Smeaton's Tower
1884 Nov 04 WMN Plymouth steam tramways will be opened ... today.
1884 Nov 05 WDM Public Notice: PD&D Tramways: timetables & fares
1884 Nov 07 WDM Notice: PD&D Tramways: timetables and fares
1884 Nov 07 WDM Public Notice: PD&D Tramways: Bye-Laws & Regulations
1884 Nov 10 WDM Public Notice: PD&D Tramways: revised timetable / fares
1884 Nov 10 WMN Plymouth Devonport & District Tramways Company (AGM)
1884 Nov 15 WDM Plymouth & Devonport Tramways: seeking injunction
1884 Nov 15 WMN Plymouth & Devonport Tramways: An Injunction Granted
1884 Nov 15 WMN 'The unfortunate shareholders of the Plymouth ..........'
1884 Nov 17 WMN West of England Topics
1884 Nov 17 WMN Plymouth & Devonport Tramways
1884 Dec 08 WDM Plymouth Devonport & District Tramways Company
1884 Dec 08 WDM Plymouth's New Post Office
1884 Dec 08 WMN West of England Topics: 'It is clear that ....... '
1884 Dec 08 WMN Plymouth Devonport & District Tramways Company
1884 Dec 09 WMN 'The injunction ........ takes effect on Wednesday.....'
1884 Dec 12 WDM Public Notice: United Telephone Company
1884 Dec 13 WDM Plymouth Tramways and Devonport Corporation
1884 Dec 20 WDM Plymouth Steam Tramways (letter)
1885 Jan 24 WMN Earl of Mount Edgcumbe's steam launch "Shuttlecock"...
1885 Feb 03 WMN Notice: Cremyll Ferry
1885 Apr 15 WDM Opening Parochial Schools at Stonehouse
1885 Jul 01 WMN St Aubyn's Church, Devonport
1885 Sep 24 WMN Roborough Mills
1885 Sep 25 WMN St Peter's Mission Chapel, Saltash Passage
1885 Oct 17 WDM The Smeaton Tower
1885 Oct 27 WDM The Bible Christians at Plymouth
1886 Jan 26 WMN Plymouth & District Tramway Co.: Meeting in London
1886 Oct 04 WDM Higher Elementary Education in Plymouth (Mount Street)
1886 Oct 05 WDM Opening of Greenbank Chapel, Plymouth
1886 Oct 09 WDM Beating the Bounds at Plymouth
1886 Nov 08 WDM Plymouth Young Men's Christian Association
1886 Dec 20 WDM Plymouth Ebenezer Chapel
1887 Jan 12 WDM (Opening of) Board Schools (at Cattedown)
1887 Mar 16 WDM Restoration of East Street Bible Christian Chapel, Stonehouse
1887 Mar 19 WDM Higher Grade School in Plymouth
1887 Mar 22 WMN The Higher Grade Department for Boys at Mount Street
1887 Jun 24 WMN Church Room for St Jude's, Plymouth: Laying the FS
1887 Jul 19 WMN Death of Mr J R Newcombe
1887 Jul 19 WMN Notes in the West: re the telephone company
1887 Aug 22 WMN St Mark's, Ford: The New Vicarage
1887 Sep 23 WMN Sale of Plymouth Promenade Pier
1887 Oct 06 WDM Plymouth Young Men's Christian Association
1887 Nov 29 WDM Plymouth Young Women's Christian Association
1888 Mar 22 WMN St Jude's (Plymouth) New Parish Room
1888 Mar 24 WMN Plymouth Promenade Pier
1888 Apr 19 WDM Devonport Sailors' Rest: Laying a foundation stone
1888 Jun 30 WDM Marine Biological Laboratory, Plymouth
1888 Oct 02 WMN The New Line from Lidford to Plymouth
1888 Dec 05 WMN Times of proposed LSWR mail train
1888 Dec 05 WMN Devonport School Board
1889 May 06 WMN Notice: No more halfpenny tolls
1889 May 07 WDM R S Smith's bus from Stonehouse to Raglan Barracks
1889 May 09 WMN 'The two halfpenny busses which were on Monday ...'
1889 May 16 WMN Notice: Sunday Omnibus Service to Mannamead
1889 Jun 06 WMN Notice: Halfpenny Busses between Stonehouse and Devonport
1889 Jun 29 WMN 'The success which has attended the halfpenny busses..'
1889 Jul ?? WMN Grand Theatre, Stonehouse: Tenders for building
1889 Jul 02 WMN Plymouth & District Tramways: Judgement of the House of Lords
1889 Jul 23 WMN Conveyances in Devon and Cornwall
1889 Jul 27 WMN The Plymouth Tramway Bill
1889 Aug 14 WMN Conveyances in Devon and Cornwall
1889 Aug 22 WMN Devonport School Board: Melville Road School
1889 Sep 02 WMN Advert: South-Western Railway: Through Carriages
1889 Oct 04 WMN The new Wilts & Dorset Bank building at Plymouth
1889 Oct 09 WMN Baskerville's 'Bus will cease running to the George this day
1889 Oct 22 WMN The People's Palace, Plymouth, reopened as variety theatre
1889 Nov 15 WDM Opening of Ford Board School
1889 Nov 16 WMN Provincial Tramways Company: Critical shareholder
1889 Dec 27 WMN The South-Western Junction Railway: Trip over the new line
1890 Apr 23 WDM Inspection of the new railway
1890 Apr 24 WDM New South Western Junction line: Gratifying success
1890 May 28 WDM The new line from Lydford to Devonport
1890 Dec 15 WDM Egg Buckland and Laira School Board
1891 Jun 30 WDM LSWR opening of Friary Station: New timetbale
1892 Dec 08 WDM Wesleyanism at St Budeaux: Builidng of a new chapel
1892 Dec 24 WDM Notice: Plymouth & Devonport Recreation Ground Ltd
1893 Apr 01 WDM Home Park Recreation Grounds, Milehouse
1893 Apr 01 WDM Albion at Home Park: The Easter programme
1893 Apr 03 WDM Plymouth Corporation Tramways: Trial trips
1893 May 23 WMN Easter traffic report
1893 Jun 15 WMN St Budeaux new Wesleyan chapel
1893 Jul 20 WMN Stuart-road Higher Grade Schools, Stoke
1893 Jul 22 WMN Higher Grade Schools at Devonport
1893 Oct 30 WDM Modbury to Plymstock Station winter bus timetable
1895 Jan 08 WDM New Board school at Stonehouse
1895 May 07 WDM The Pearn Convalescent Home: Opening ceremony yesterday
1895 Jul 18 WMN Tower for Emmanuel Church, Compton
1895 Nov 16 WDM New Board school at Ford
1895 Nov 18 WMN New schools at Ford
1896 Jan 02 WMN Plymouth district railways: Turnchapel and Yealmpton
1896 Feb 03 WMN St Joseph's Catholic Sailors' Home, Devonport
1896 Aug 26 WMN Plymouth Corporation Tramways: Board of Trade inspection
1896 Dec 11 WDM Plymouth Corporation Tramways: Eastern section opened for traffic
1897 Apr 24 WMN (The fine building in Regent Street, the new Higher Grade School)
1897 Apr 29 WEH The new Higher Grade School, Plymouth
1897 Oct 07 WMN Greater Devonport: A Big building scheme
1897 Oct 15 WDM New Almshouses at Plymouth
1897 Dec 07 WMN Plymouth sugar refinery: A gloomy spectatcle
1897 Dec 07 WMN Motor-car at Plymouth: To the Rock and back
1898 Aug 01 WMN Devonport extension of boundaries
1898 Aug 01 WMN Plymouth Mueseum & Art Gallery: Opening at Beaumont House
1898 Aug 13 WMN Laira Embankment Tolls: Assault on a collector
1898 Aug 13 WMN Devonport new technical schools
1898 Sep 03 WMN (The new Palace Theatre of Varieties in Union Street...)
1898 Sep 06 WMN New Palace Theatre: Opening entertainment
1898 Sep 17 WMN Plymouth School Board pupil teachers' centre to be opened Monday
1898 Sep 20 WDM Burrator Reservoir
1898 Nov 30 WDM New Board school at Devonport: Opening ceremony
1899 Jan 10 WMN Plymouth Borough Council: Tramway management
1899 Apr 25 WDM Montpelier Huts: Shocking state of affairs at Pennycross
1899 Sep 23 WMN (Report of the opening of Prince Rock Power Station and electric tramway)

This list is not exhaustive as items that have not been used yet have not been included.

 

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