Old adverts mentioning Combe Down or Monkton Combe

Newspapers were the major advertising medium during the first half of the 19th century, a position unchallenged until the emergence of television in the 20th century.

Early adverts were used to promote books, medicines and sell or rent houses. Food and drink adverts soon started as mass production increased, then fashion and smoking.

Many early adverts were factual and somewhat banal. It was not until about the 1880s that creative and interesting adverts started to appear and as typewriters and cameras became more common and mass communication increased with the more magazines and radio advertising took off and targeted slogans, images and phrases became common emphasising availability, difference and aspiration.

Advertising helped to ‘normalise’ consumers views, but sometimes created unrealistic expectations.

However one looks at it, for better or for worse, adverts change and reflect society and so sometimes become interesting themselves.

The local adverts that I have found that mention Combe Down or Monkton Combe generally fit in the ‘factual and banal’ category but are sometimes no less interesting for that in the context of local history.

1800 – 1850 adverts mentioning Combe Down or Monkton Combe

Mrs Bonner's initiatory academy - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 5 December 1805
Mrs Bonner’s initiatory academy – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 5 December 1805

1850 – 1900 adverts mentioning Combe Down or Monkton Combe

Henry Morrish, 1852
Henry Morrish, 1852
Money for investment - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 17 December 1857
Money for investment – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 17 December 1857
Miss Scott Waring's school - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 1 July 1858
Miss Scott Waring’s school – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 1 July 1858
Bath washing company - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 24 March 1859
Bath washing company – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 24 March 1859
Mrs Armytage's school - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 29 September 1859
Mrs Armytage’s school – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 29 September 1859
Home for young ladies at Prospect Villa - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 9 January 1862
Home for young ladies at Prospect Villa – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 9 January 1862
Combe Down Brewery 1862
Combe Down Brewery 1862
Miss Holbook's school at 5 Isabella Place - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 13 April 1871
Miss Holbook’s school at 5 Isabella Place – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 13 April 1871
Atlas Assurance 1876
Atlas Assurance 1876
Charles Harril, Commercial School - 1876
Charles Harril, Commercial School – 1876
Combe Down Brewery 1876
Combe Down Brewery 1876
Mrs. Battely's preparatory school for young Gentlemen in Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 4 January 1877
Mrs. Battely’s preparatory school for young Gentlemen in Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 4 January 1877
King William hotel - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 7 June 1877
King William hotel – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 7 June 1877
Charles Jones wood and coal merchant - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 23 August 1877
Charles Jones wood and coal merchant – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 23 August 1877
Atlas Assurance 1884
Atlas Assurance 1884
Henry Gould livery stable 1884
Henry Gould livery stable 1884
Edwin Love 1884
Edwin Love 1884
Combe Down School, Bath Chronicle, Sunday 11 April 1886
Combe Down School, Bath Chronicle, Sunday 11 April 1886
R G Carr tutor - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 19 June 1890
R G Carr tutor – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 19 June 1890
E Thring, Mathematical Tuition, 1895
E Thring, Mathematical Tuition, 1895
F G Hearse's Embrocation 1895
F G Hearse’s Embrocation 1895
Mariner, West & Tylee, 1895
Mariner, West & Tylee, 1895
Monkton Combe school - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 26 October 1899
Monkton Combe school – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 26 October 1899

Post 1900 adverts mentioning Combe Down or Monkton Combe

Hearse's embrocation 1902
Hearse’s embrocation 1902
Bath & West Show 1912 - Western Daily Press - Wednesday 22 May 1912
Bath & West Show 1912 – Western Daily Press – Wednesday 22 May 1912
Hornimans tea and Byfield store - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 9 August 1913
Hornimans tea and Byfield store – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 9 August 1913
Combe Down freestone - Western Daily Press - Saturday 23 May 1914
Combe Down freestone – Western Daily Press – Saturday 23 May 1914
Clarence School ad 1914
Clarence School ad 1914
Physical culture from the Misses Hurry - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 15 September 1917
Physical culture from the Misses Hurry – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 15 September 1917
Teas at Corner House, Richardson Avenue - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 15 January 1921
Teas at Corner House, Richardson Avenue – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 15 January 1921
Rural Industries - The Bystander - Wednesday 11 July 1917
Rural Industries – The Bystander – Wednesday 11 July 1917
Afternoon teas at Mayfield - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 5 November 1921
Afternoon teas at Mayfield – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 5 November 1921
Pugsley's footwear - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 17 December 1921
Pugsley’s footwear – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 17 December 1921
Golden Bough and Entry Hill stores - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 23 February 1924
Golden Bough and Entry Hill stores – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 23 February 1924
Orchard poultry farm - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 29 March 1924
Orchard poultry farm – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 29 March 1924
Doans, (Gladstone Road) - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 11 July 1925
Doans, (Gladstone Road) – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 11 July 1925
Combe Down school for girls - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 10 September 1927
Combe Down school for girls – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 10 September 1927
Glasshouse cafe - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 26 October 1929
Glasshouse cafe – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 26 October 1929
Horsecombe Quarries - Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News - Saturday 14 March 1931
Horsecombe Quarries – Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News – Saturday 14 March 1931
Oakhill invalid stout - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 16 December 1933
Oakhill invalid stout – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 16 December 1933
Oakhill stout - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 15 December 1934
Oakhill stout – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 15 December 1934
Mannings & Clifford water diviners - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 7 July 1934
Mannings & Clifford water diviners – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 7 July 1934
G Mannings & Sons - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 2 July 1938
G Mannings & Sons – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 2 July 1938
Hope Cote hotel - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 18 April 1942
Hope Cote hotel – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 18 April 1942
Barnes & White seed merchants - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Thursday 24 December 1942
Barnes & White seed merchants – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Thursday 24 December 1942
Combe Down convalescent home - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 24 May 1947
Combe Down convalescent home – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 24 May 1947
Hope Cote hotel - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 7 January 1950
Hope Cote hotel – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 7 January 1950
Spirella advert - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 17 June 1950
Spirella advert – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 17 June 1950
Kindergarten - Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Saturday 23 December 1950
Kindergarten – Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette – Saturday 23 December 1950
Fale's advert 1952 - 1955 P O Directories
Fale’s advert 1952 – 1955 P O Directories
Combe Grove Manor - The Tatler - Wednesday 22 March 1961
Combe Grove Manor – The Tatler – Wednesday 22 March 1961
Combe Grove Manor - The Tatler - Wednesday 25 March 1964
Combe Grove Manor – The Tatler – Wednesday 25 March 1964
J L Robinson - Somerset Standard - Friday 15 November 1968
J L Robinson – Somerset Standard – Friday 15 November 1968
Bath Housewarming - Somerset Standard - Friday 14 November 1969
Bath Housewarming – Somerset Standard – Friday 14 November 1969
Critchcraft - Somerset Standard - Friday 16 January 1970
Critchcraft – Somerset Standard – Friday 16 January 1970
Entry Hill Garage - Somerset Standard - Friday 11 December 1970
Entry Hill Garage – Somerset Standard – Friday 11 December 1970
Clay Pigeon shoot - Somerset Standard - Friday 30 April 1971
Clay Pigeon shoot – Somerset Standard – Friday 30 April 1971
Critchcraft - Somerset Standard - Friday 27 August 1971
Critchcraft – Somerset Standard – Friday 27 August 1971
The Viaduct Hotel - Somerset Standard - Friday 24 November 1972
The Viaduct Hotel – Somerset Standard – Friday 24 November 1972
T Porter - Somerset Standard - Friday 8 August 1975
T Porter – Somerset Standard – Friday 8 August 1975
Hope and Anchor - Somerset Standard - Friday 26 November 1976
Hope and Anchor – Somerset Standard – Friday 26 November 1976
Monkton Combe Mill - Central Somerset Gazette - Thursday 24 July 1980
Monkton Combe Mill – Central Somerset Gazette – Thursday 24 July 1980
Monkton Combe mill carpet specialists - Central Somerset Gazette - Thursday 4 September 1980
Monkton Combe mill carpet specialists – Central Somerset Gazette – Thursday 4 September 1980
Bath and Dundas canal co - Wells Journal - Thursday 21 January 1988
Bath and Dundas canal co – Wells Journal – Thursday 21 January 1988