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I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858 (besides the famous Darwin-Wallace presentation, that is.)
I have found copies of the front page of The Times, but they are almost illegible and mostly full of advertising.










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I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858 (besides the famous Darwin-Wallace presentation, that is.)
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I have found copies of the front page of The Times, but they are almost illegible and mostly full of advertising.







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    You might want to browse a copy of One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858, by Rosemary Ashton

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  • Advertising! Think of the archeologists who often have to sift through piles of junk and human waste (literally!) ;) Invaluable gems (figuratively) are commonly found there.

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    You might want to browse a copy of One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858, by Rosemary Ashton

    – Steve Bird
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  • Advertising! Think of the archeologists who often have to sift through piles of junk and human waste (literally!) ;) Invaluable gems (figuratively) are commonly found there.

    – Zeus
    2 hours ago








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You might want to browse a copy of One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858, by Rosemary Ashton

– Steve Bird
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You might want to browse a copy of One Hot Summer: Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli, and the Great Stink of 1858, by Rosemary Ashton

– Steve Bird
9 hours ago













Advertising! Think of the archeologists who often have to sift through piles of junk and human waste (literally!) ;) Invaluable gems (figuratively) are commonly found there.

– Zeus
2 hours ago





Advertising! Think of the archeologists who often have to sift through piles of junk and human waste (literally!) ;) Invaluable gems (figuratively) are commonly found there.

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The first place that I would search is the British Newspaper Archive. Note that this site requires a subscription to actually view the newspapers, although it is free to search.



If you have a subscription, it is possible to zoom in on the high-resolution scans of the newspapers, making it easier to read the stories than it is with many of the originals!



Many libraries in the UK offer free access to the British Newspaper Archive online.





Use the Advanced search function and set the publication place as 'London' and choose an appropriate date-range.



Bear in mind that events occurring on 1 July may not appear in the newspapers until several days (or even weeks)) later. You should also remember that not every paper was published daily. Your date-range should reflect that.





It may take several iterations to refine your search until you are satisfied with the results.



For example, a simple search limited to the exact date 1 July 1858 gives 11 results.



Extending that to include 1 & 2 July 1858 gives 23 results.





Also, you should be aware that it was common for the front page of newspapers to be dedicated to adverts with news inside.






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I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858




Consider going to your local library or university, and enquiring about where you can find London news archives (be it online or offline) from that day.






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    where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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    @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

    – Seth Robertson
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A good resource is this page on the National Archive's site. It's a very useful page, listing several different ways you can read historic newspapers, such as websites and physical locales.



You may not be able to find much (many of the websites are paywalled or are for a different location), but there is some stuff. For example, here's some news about bankruptcy from The London Gazette:




WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, was, on the 1st day of July, 1858, filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, against Joseph Stratford, of No. 20, Pelham-street, Thurlow-square, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Baker, and he having been declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the 15th of July instant, at eleven in the forenoon precisely, and on the 13th day of August next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy...







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    The first place that I would search is the British Newspaper Archive. Note that this site requires a subscription to actually view the newspapers, although it is free to search.



    If you have a subscription, it is possible to zoom in on the high-resolution scans of the newspapers, making it easier to read the stories than it is with many of the originals!



    Many libraries in the UK offer free access to the British Newspaper Archive online.





    Use the Advanced search function and set the publication place as 'London' and choose an appropriate date-range.



    Bear in mind that events occurring on 1 July may not appear in the newspapers until several days (or even weeks)) later. You should also remember that not every paper was published daily. Your date-range should reflect that.





    It may take several iterations to refine your search until you are satisfied with the results.



    For example, a simple search limited to the exact date 1 July 1858 gives 11 results.



    Extending that to include 1 & 2 July 1858 gives 23 results.





    Also, you should be aware that it was common for the front page of newspapers to be dedicated to adverts with news inside.






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    • thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

      – black-clover
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    • @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

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    The first place that I would search is the British Newspaper Archive. Note that this site requires a subscription to actually view the newspapers, although it is free to search.



    If you have a subscription, it is possible to zoom in on the high-resolution scans of the newspapers, making it easier to read the stories than it is with many of the originals!



    Many libraries in the UK offer free access to the British Newspaper Archive online.





    Use the Advanced search function and set the publication place as 'London' and choose an appropriate date-range.



    Bear in mind that events occurring on 1 July may not appear in the newspapers until several days (or even weeks)) later. You should also remember that not every paper was published daily. Your date-range should reflect that.





    It may take several iterations to refine your search until you are satisfied with the results.



    For example, a simple search limited to the exact date 1 July 1858 gives 11 results.



    Extending that to include 1 & 2 July 1858 gives 23 results.





    Also, you should be aware that it was common for the front page of newspapers to be dedicated to adverts with news inside.






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    • thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

      – black-clover
      9 hours ago











    • @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

      – sempaiscuba
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    The first place that I would search is the British Newspaper Archive. Note that this site requires a subscription to actually view the newspapers, although it is free to search.



    If you have a subscription, it is possible to zoom in on the high-resolution scans of the newspapers, making it easier to read the stories than it is with many of the originals!



    Many libraries in the UK offer free access to the British Newspaper Archive online.





    Use the Advanced search function and set the publication place as 'London' and choose an appropriate date-range.



    Bear in mind that events occurring on 1 July may not appear in the newspapers until several days (or even weeks)) later. You should also remember that not every paper was published daily. Your date-range should reflect that.





    It may take several iterations to refine your search until you are satisfied with the results.



    For example, a simple search limited to the exact date 1 July 1858 gives 11 results.



    Extending that to include 1 & 2 July 1858 gives 23 results.





    Also, you should be aware that it was common for the front page of newspapers to be dedicated to adverts with news inside.






    share|improve this answer















    The first place that I would search is the British Newspaper Archive. Note that this site requires a subscription to actually view the newspapers, although it is free to search.



    If you have a subscription, it is possible to zoom in on the high-resolution scans of the newspapers, making it easier to read the stories than it is with many of the originals!



    Many libraries in the UK offer free access to the British Newspaper Archive online.





    Use the Advanced search function and set the publication place as 'London' and choose an appropriate date-range.



    Bear in mind that events occurring on 1 July may not appear in the newspapers until several days (or even weeks)) later. You should also remember that not every paper was published daily. Your date-range should reflect that.





    It may take several iterations to refine your search until you are satisfied with the results.



    For example, a simple search limited to the exact date 1 July 1858 gives 11 results.



    Extending that to include 1 & 2 July 1858 gives 23 results.





    Also, you should be aware that it was common for the front page of newspapers to be dedicated to adverts with news inside.







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    • thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

      – black-clover
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    • @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

      – sempaiscuba
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    • thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

      – black-clover
      9 hours ago











    • @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

      – sempaiscuba
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    thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

    – black-clover
    9 hours ago





    thanks for the tips, too bad the site requires a subscription to see the actual articles.

    – black-clover
    9 hours ago













    @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

    – sempaiscuba
    2 hours ago





    @black-clover I guess digitising the whole of the British Library's newspaper collection costs money. I believe you do get free credits to view (a few) pages when you join the site. They also have occasional offers giving a few days free access.

    – sempaiscuba
    2 hours ago











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    I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858




    Consider going to your local library or university, and enquiring about where you can find London news archives (be it online or offline) from that day.






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      where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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      9 hours ago






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      @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

      – Seth Robertson
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    I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858




    Consider going to your local library or university, and enquiring about where you can find London news archives (be it online or offline) from that day.






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      where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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      @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

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    I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858




    Consider going to your local library or university, and enquiring about where you can find London news archives (be it online or offline) from that day.






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    I'm looking for sources of information freely available online about happenings in London the day July 1st 1858




    Consider going to your local library or university, and enquiring about where you can find London news archives (be it online or offline) from that day.







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      where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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      @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

      – Seth Robertson
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      where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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      @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

      – Seth Robertson
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    where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

    – black-clover
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    where I live presently there are no libraries worth visiting.

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    @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

    – Seth Robertson
    4 hours ago





    @black-clover: Many local libraries have associations with larger library networks or know of easy ways to get access, so it doesn't hurt to ask. If you have a university or college of some sort around, it only sometimes hurts to go visit their library and then ask their librarians for help.

    – Seth Robertson
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    A good resource is this page on the National Archive's site. It's a very useful page, listing several different ways you can read historic newspapers, such as websites and physical locales.



    You may not be able to find much (many of the websites are paywalled or are for a different location), but there is some stuff. For example, here's some news about bankruptcy from The London Gazette:




    WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, was, on the 1st day of July, 1858, filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, against Joseph Stratford, of No. 20, Pelham-street, Thurlow-square, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Baker, and he having been declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the 15th of July instant, at eleven in the forenoon precisely, and on the 13th day of August next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy...







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      A good resource is this page on the National Archive's site. It's a very useful page, listing several different ways you can read historic newspapers, such as websites and physical locales.



      You may not be able to find much (many of the websites are paywalled or are for a different location), but there is some stuff. For example, here's some news about bankruptcy from The London Gazette:




      WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, was, on the 1st day of July, 1858, filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, against Joseph Stratford, of No. 20, Pelham-street, Thurlow-square, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Baker, and he having been declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the 15th of July instant, at eleven in the forenoon precisely, and on the 13th day of August next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy...







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        A good resource is this page on the National Archive's site. It's a very useful page, listing several different ways you can read historic newspapers, such as websites and physical locales.



        You may not be able to find much (many of the websites are paywalled or are for a different location), but there is some stuff. For example, here's some news about bankruptcy from The London Gazette:




        WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, was, on the 1st day of July, 1858, filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, against Joseph Stratford, of No. 20, Pelham-street, Thurlow-square, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Baker, and he having been declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the 15th of July instant, at eleven in the forenoon precisely, and on the 13th day of August next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy...







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        A good resource is this page on the National Archive's site. It's a very useful page, listing several different ways you can read historic newspapers, such as websites and physical locales.



        You may not be able to find much (many of the websites are paywalled or are for a different location), but there is some stuff. For example, here's some news about bankruptcy from The London Gazette:




        WHEREAS a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, was, on the 1st day of July, 1858, filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, against Joseph Stratford, of No. 20, Pelham-street, Thurlow-square, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, Baker, and he having been declared bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., one of Her Majesty's Commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy, on the 15th of July instant, at eleven in the forenoon precisely, and on the 13th day of August next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy...








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