Cambridge Chronicle and Journal

The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal was a newspaper published in Cambridge, England, between 1766 and 1934.

The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal and Huntingdonshire Gazette
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherJames Hodson
Founded1762 (1762)
Political alignmentConservative
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1934 (1934)
CityCambridge
CountryUnited Kingdom

History

The Cambridge Chronicle was founded in 1762 as a weekly 4-page publication published in Cambridge, England, which supported Tory principles and cost twopence halfpenny, the same price as the rival Tory paper, the Cambridge Journal. The Chronicle absorbed the Journal in 1766.

The Chronicle boasted a good circulation throughout Cambridgeshire and the neighbouring counties. It advocated Conservative principles, supported protectionism and adhered to the tenets of the Established Church.

In 1934 the Cambridge Chronicle merged with the Cambridge Independent Press to become the Cambridge Independent Press and Chronicle. In 1981 it became the Cambridge Weekly News.[1]

References
  1. "Cambridge Chronicle and Journal in British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 2021-12-02 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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