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Gore's Liverpool directory

Collection: Liverpool Through Time: From Slavery to the Industrial Revolution, 1766–1900    Volumes    Gore's Liverpool directory
The first ever printed directory of Liverpool was published in 1766 by John Gore (1738-1803), "Containing an alphabetical list of the merchants, tradesmen and principal inhabitants of the town of Liverpool; with their respective addresses. Also separate lists of the Worshipful the Mayor and Common Council; Officers of the Customs and Excise; Commissioners of the Docks [...]." Initially quite irregular, it became more or less biennial from 1803 until 1870, when it began to appear annually.The earliest directories issued by John Gore were reprinted in the early 20th century, the first of which contains both contains both a scholarly History of the Liverpool directories by George T. Shaw, Master and Librarian of the Athenaeum, and a Chronological list of the Liverpool directories, 1766-1907.Examples of excerpts from national or Lancashire county directories as well as attempts by other Liverpool entrepreneurs to rival the directory started by John Gore can be found among the Miscellaneous other Liverpool directories.
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View document: The Liverpool directory for the year 1766.

The Liverpool directory for the year 1766

It appears that there must have been at least two impressions of Gore's first ever directory, this one - apparently the later of the two represented in this collection -...

Date:1766-1766
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1766
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1767.

Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1767

There is also a 1928 reprint of this entitled Liverpool's second directory.

Date:1767-1767
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1767
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1769.

Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1769

There is also a 1930 reprint of this entitled Liverpool's third directory.

Date:1769-1769
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1769
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory for the year [1773].

Gore's Liverpool directory for the year [1773]

The replacement title page gives the year as 1772, though 1773 is written by hand on the first original page of the directory. There is also a 1930 reprint entitled...

Date:1772-1773
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1772
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1777.

Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1777

Date:1777-1777
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1777
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1781.

Gore's Liverpool directory for the year 1781

Date:1781-1781
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1781
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory, 1790.

Gore's Liverpool directory, 1790

Alternative title for this and subsequent issues: "Alphabetical list of the merchants, tradesmen and principal inhabitants of the town of Liverpool." Also published in this year was Lewis's Liverpool directory...

Date:1790-1790
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1790
View document: Gore's Liverpool directory, 1796.

Gore's Liverpool directory, 1796

See also the excerpt entitled "Description and directory of Lancaster and Liverpool" taken from the 1794 issue of the Universal British directory.

Date:1796-1796
Contributor:Liverpool (England). Record Office
Identifier:71484Gore1796
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