Gloucester Journal
The Gloucester Journal was a newspaper in Gloucester founded by Robert Raikes the Elder and William Dicey in 1722.
History[]
On 2 May 1720, Raikes, in partnership with William Dicey, founded the Northampton Mercury. A year later, the partners set up a second press in Northgate Street, Gloucester, from where the Gloucester Journal first appeared on 9 April 1722.[1] In September 1725, Raikes and Dicey divided their partnership,[2] Dicey retaining the Northampton press, and Raikes taking sole ownership of the Gloucester Journal press (now moved to premises in Southgate Street) and associated printing business.
Raikes' business thrived, despite a change in newspaper duties in 1725, and a number of brushes with the law over articles published under his authority. In 1743, the Gloucester Journal was moved for a second time into larger premises in the Blackfriars area of Gloucester.
In 1757, the paper was taken over by Robert Raikes junior.
References and sources[]
- References
- Sources
- David Stoker, ‘Raikes, Robert (bap. 1690, d. 1757)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, OUP, 2004. Accessed 30 October 2006.
External links[]
- http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/article/112384/Gloucester-Journal-1722-1731
- http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?newspaperTitle=Gloucester%20Journal
  | This United Kingdom newspaper–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- Newspapers published in the United Kingdom stubs
- Newspapers published in Gloucestershire
- Publications established in 1722