White's Directories Explained

White's Directories were a series of directory publications issued by William White of Sheffield, England, beginning in the 1820s. White began his career in publishing by working for Edward Baines.^[1]

Further reading

1820s–1830s

• Book: History, directory, and gazetteer, of the counties of Durham and Northumberland, and the towns and counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Berwick-upon-Tweed . Newcastle . Printed for W. White & Co. by E. Baines and Son . 1827–1828 .
• Book: Directory of the Borough of Leeds, the City of York, and the Clothing District of Yorkshire . Leeds . Printed for Wm. Parson & Wm. White by Edward Baines and Son . 1830 .
  • • 1845 ed.
  • 1864 ed.
    • Book: History, gazetteer and directory of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire . William White . Sheffield . Robert Leader for the author . 1840 .

1840s

• Book: History, gazetteer, and directory of Suffolk, and the towns near its borders . Sheffield . Printed for the author by R. Leader and sold by W. White . 1844 .
  • 1874 ed.

1870s

• Book: History, gazetteer and directory of Lincolnshire, and the city and diocese of Lincoln . Sheffield . W. White . 1872 .

External links

• . Includes digitised White's directories, various dates

Notes and References

1. Locational Behaviour of Urban Retailing during the Nineteenth Century: The Example of Kingston upon Hull . M. T. Wild and G. Shaw . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers . 101–118 . 61 . 1974 . 621602 . 10.2307/621602 .